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HSK 3 · Time Adverbs

提前

tí qián

in advance; to move up

Stroke order of 提前

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

提 · 12 strokes前 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A hand 扌 lifts (提) the front 前: you pull the schedule forward.

Parts: 提 lift (扌 hand) + 前 front

The characters in 提前

  • 提 tí — to carry; to lift; to mention (12 strokes)
  • 前 qián — front; before (9 strokes)

Example sentence

会议提前了一个小时。

The meeting was moved up by an hour.

Words with 提

提高to raise; to improve提to carry; to lift; to mention提出to put forward提到to mention提问to ask a question

Words with 前

前天day before yesterday前front; before前边in front前年the year before last以前before; formerly面前in front of眼前before one's eyes; at present前面in front; ahead前往to go to; to head for前进to go forward; to advance从前before; in the past目前at present; currently前后around; from start to end

More words: Time Adverbs

久long (time)曾经once; formerly早已long ago; long since已already至今until now; so far以来since自从since直到until始终from start to finish; all along从来always; ever本来originally及时timely; promptly立刻immediately连忙promptly; hastily赶紧hurriedly; quickly赶快quickly; at once

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