"Beforehand" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior |   |
| 预先 | yù xiān | beforehand / in advance | |
| 先 |  xiān | beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) | |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand | |
| 在先 | zài xiān | to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly | |
| 先期 | xiān qī | the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period | |
| 预 | yù | to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare | |
| 在此之前 | zài cǐ zhī qián | before that / beforehand / previously | |
