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tí qián · ti qian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to shift to an earlier date
  2. to do sth ahead of time
  3. in advance

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2 examples
01

咱(zán)们(men)的(de)票(piào)是(shì)得(děi)提(tí)前(qián)一(yì)小(xiǎo)时(shí)去(qù)取(qǔ)得(děi)。

We have to be there an hour in advance to get our tickets.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)我(wǒ)提(tí)前(qián)回(huí)家(jiā)。

The teacher granted me permission to go home early.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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