粵

事si6前cin4

si6 cin4shì qián

English

  1. in advance; before the event
  2. before an event; beforehand; earlier

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某件事發生之前

Examples

  • 佢嘅事前準備好充足。

    He was well prepared beforehand.

  • 呢條數係包括埋事前嘅捐款。

    This sum includes the donations we received before the event.

  • 我事前係唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。

    I had no idea who would be here beforehand.

  • 我哋事前評估不足,先導致有咁樣嘅情況。

    We didn't do enough assessment beforehand, which led to this situation.

  • 由於事前已經拗一大輪,所以我唔知其他人睇得持唔持平。

    Since we had discussed it in detail beforehand, I don't know if others will have a fair view.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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