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预先

预先 yùxiān

预先 yùxiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 预先 yùxiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yùxiān | yu4 xian1
English translation
beforehand
in advance

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Traditional form

預先
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Etymology of 预先 yùxiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

予页

Number of Strokes

10
xiān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a person ( rén ) stepping forward ( zhǐ ) leading the way.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰?土儿

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 预先 yùxiān

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Cóng 出生 chūshēng de 一刻起王子 wángzǐ de 命运 mìngyùn jiù 已经 yǐjīng bèi 预先 yùxiān 决定 juédìng le

The Prince's destiny was predetermined from the moment of his birth.

可以 kěyǐ 预先 yùxiān 调好暖气 nuǎn qì 使 shǐ zài 需要 xūyào de 时候 shíhou 启动 qǐ dòng

You can preset the radiators to come on when you need them to.

预先 yùxiān Decomposition

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预先 yùxiān Compounds

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  • xiān
    • zàn
      • zuān , zǎn , zàn , zàn , zuǎn , , , , zǎn , , , , , , , , zàn , , ,
    • xuǎn , xiàn , , xiān , xiǎn , shēn , shēn , xiǎn , xiǎn , shēn , xiǎn , , , , , ,
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