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tíqián

提前tíqiántíqián
in advance
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Usages of tíqián

明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　出发chūfā，　就jiù　不bú　会huì　迟到chídào　了le。míngtiān wǒmen tíqián shí fēnzhōng chūfā, jiù bú huì chídào le.
Tomorrow we'll set off ten minutes early, then we won't be late.
你nǐ　先xiān　买mǎi　票piào，　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　到dào。nǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.
她tā　说shuō　男朋友nánpéngyou　虽然suīrán　不bú　太tài　爱ài　说话shuōhuà，　但是dànshì　对duì　她tā　很hěn　关心guānxīn，　每次měicì　约会yuēhuì　都dōu　提前tíqián　到dào。tā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bú tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.
She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.
因为Yīnwèi　她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　排队páiduì，　所以suǒyǐ　常常chángcháng　提前tíqián　去qù　食堂shítáng。Yīnwèi tā bù xǐhuan páiduì, suǒyǐ chángcháng tíqián qù shítáng.
Because she doesn’t like lining up, she often goes to the cafeteria early.
她tā　没有méiyǒu　提前tíqián　预约yùyuē，　所以suǒyǐ　在zài　医院yīyuàn　等děng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā méiyǒu tíqián yùyuē, suǒyǐ zài yīyuàn děng le hěn jiǔ.
She didn’t make an appointment in advance, so she waited at the hospital for a long time.
比起bǐqǐ　驾驶证jiàshǐzhèng　到期dàoqī　以后yǐhòu　换证huànzhèng，　提前tíqián　换证huànzhèng　更gèng　方便fāngbiàn。bǐqǐ jiàshǐzhèng dàoqī yǐhòu huànzhèng, tíqián huànzhèng gèng fāngbiàn.
Compared with renewing after the driving licence expires, renewing early is more convenient.
要不是yàobúshì　提前tíqián　看kàn　岗位职责gǎngwèizhízé，　我wǒ　不会búhuì　参加cānjiā　这次zhècì　面试miànshì。yàobúshì tíqián kàn gǎngwèizhízé, wǒ búhuì cānjiā zhècì miànshì.
If I had not read the job responsibilities in advance, I would not have attended this interview.
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