"Pre-" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 qián zhì to place before / frontal / leading / pre-
 jiā home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhòu (literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud)
 Luò yáng Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times
 Sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima
 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)
 Jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing / common place name
 xiān Qín pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
 gǔ fēng old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gu3 ti3 shi1]
 liù jiā Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])
 Huí hé Huihe, pre-Tang name of ethnic group corresponding to modern Uighur
 dà zhuàn the great seal / used narrowly for 籀文 / used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts
 xiān Hàn pre-Han / China before to 200 BC
 zhòu wén seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
 zhòu shū seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
 yù pèi pre-allocated / prewired
 gǔ yīn ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character / classical speech sounds
 chǔ zhí (Tw) to put money into (a stored-value card or pre-paid phone account) / to top up
 Měng jiǎ Mengjia (also written Monga, Monka or Bangka), the pre-Japanese-era name for Wanhua 萬華|万华[Wan4 hua2], the oldest district of Taipei
 gé lí shuāng pre-makeup cream / makeup base / foundation primer
 fǎ xué jiā jurist / member of the pre-Han legalist school
 zǎo chǎn r pre-term baby / premature baby
 Luò yáng shì Luoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times
 Yuán gǔ zhòu pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
 Jù lí Hé pre-Han name of Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2]
 zhèn dàn jì Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
 gǔ tǐ shī a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
  pre-sorting
  pre-sorting
 xiāo shòu qián pre-marketing
  pre-stock point
  pre-departure
  pre-primary education
 fù guó qiáng bīng lit. rich country, strong army (idiom) / slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times / Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
 qián hán wǔ jì pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago
 Aī dí kǎ lā Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
 zǐ diān qián zhèng pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine)
 yáng chǎng è shào city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
 Tè tí sī Hǎi Tethys (pre-Cambrian ocean)
 Aì dí kǎ lā Ediacaran (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era / also written 埃迪卡拉[Ai1 di2 ka3 la1]
 yù xuǎn chéng xù pre-screening process
  germplasm enhancement / pre-breeding
 bǎo wài hòu shěn pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody
 lín shí shì fàng pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody
 shěn qián jī yā pre-trial detention / preventive detention
 gēn chú qián qī pre-eradication
 qián qī tán pàn pre-negotiation
  Pre-Trial Chamber
 shì xiān biān zhì pre-programming
  pre-sessional documentation
 guó nèi xùn liàn pre-deployment training / in-country training
  pre-marital examination
  pre-departure seminar
  pre-decision point
  pre-trial order
  pre-arranged fire
  pre-completion point
  pre-disaster activities
  pre-screening question
  pre-trial conference / pre-trial hearing
  pre-vocational training
  pre-payment scheme
  pre-existing condition
  pre-certification
 hūn qián xìng xíng wèi pre-marital sex
 qián cí huì jiā gōng pre-lexical access
 qián cí huì jiē duàn pre-lexical stage
 Hè lā kè lì tè Heraclitus (535-475 BC), pre-Socratic philosopher
 Aī dí kǎ lā jì Ediacaran period (c. 635-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era
 gōng shāng jué zhǐ yǔ pre-Tang names of the five notes of the pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
 En1 péi duō kè lēi Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher
 yù zhuāng zhù shè qì pre-filled device
退 tuì xiū qián jiǎng zuò pre-retirement programme
 jiā rù qián zhàn lu:è pre-accession strategy
 yá qián chú cǎo jì pre-emergence herbicide
 xiàng mù qián huó dòng pre-project activities
 zhuāng yùn qián jiǎn yàn pre-shipment inspection
 chū kǒu qián tòng zhī pre-export notification
 bù shǔ qián shì chá pre-deployment visit
 tóu zī qián huó dòng pre-investment activities
  pre-sessional working group
  pre-operative hydration
 bù shǔ qián xùn liàn pre-deployment training / in-country training
  technical survey team / pre-mission technical survey team / mission survey team / assesment team
  pre-reproductive-age girl
  pre-release régime
  pre-trial detainee
  pre-mission training
  pre-service training
 dǐ dá qián zī liào dài pre-arrival information kit
 bù shǔ qián xùn liàn kè pre-deployment course
 yù xiān shāi xuǎn guò chéng pre-screening process
  pre-emptive strike
  pre-spill planning
  pre-trial brief
 qián cí huì yǔ yīn jiā gōng pre-lexical phonological processing
 zhí rù qián jī yīn zhěn duàn pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
  pre-emptive war
 tóu zī qián xún huán jī jīn pre-investment revolving fund
  hot pre-emption
 hòu xuǎn rén yù xuǎn míng cè pre-screened roster
  pre-sentence report
  pre-delinquency juvenile justice
  pre-investment feasibility study
  pre-cantonment
  pre-deployment awareness training
  All Party Pre-constituent Assembly Conference
  pre-disaster planning and preparedness
  pre-countermeasures dispute settlement obligations
  pre-feasibility phase
  pre-mandate commitment authority
 jì suàn jī fǔ zhù shèng kè yù jiǎn xì tǒng Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening System
  Energy Fund for Exploration and Pre-Investment Surveys
  Pre-investment Fund for Latin American Integration
  Pre- and Post-Missile Launch Notification System
  Bioterrorism Incident Pre-Planning and Response Guide
  Project Profile Screening and Pre-Appraisal Information System
  Agreement on Wealth Sharing during the Pre-Interim and Interim Period
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