"Prior" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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事先 shì xiān in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly
先有 xiān yǒu prior / preexisting
单位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4]
之前 zhī qián before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice
不约而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement
复核 fù hé to reconsider / to reexamine / to review (e.g. a report prior to accepting it)
预兆 yù zhào omen / sign (of sth yet to occur) / prior indication / to foreshadow
另行通知 lìng xíng tōng zhī to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice
不谋而合 bù móu ér hé to agree without prior consultation / to happen to hold the same view
前兆 qián zhào omen / prior indication / first sign
鹿茸 lù róng young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)
先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
大坂 Dà bǎn Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪[Da4ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era
有约在先 yǒu yuē zài xiān to have a prior engagement
剌 lá variant of 拉[la2] (Note: 剌[la2] was the character used prior to simplification and remains the standard in Taiwan, while in mainland China, 拉[la2] has replaced 剌[la2])
回光反照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
回光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
优先承购权 yōu xiān chéng gòu quán prior purchase right / right of first refusal (ROFR) / preemptive right to purchase
蚕眠 cán mián a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
零基础 líng jī chǔ no prior study (in an area of learning)
高德纳 Gāo Dé nà the Chinese name of American computer scientist Donald Knuth (1938-), adopted prior to his visit to China in 1977
现有技术 xiàn yǒu jì shù prior art
事先知情同意联合专家组 shì xiān zhī qíng tòng yì lián hé zhuān jiā zǔ Joint Group of Experts on Prior Informed Consent
事先知情同意 shì xiān zhī qíng tòng yì prior informed consent
事先评估  prior assessment
自由事先知情同意 zì yóu shì xiān zhī qíng tòng yì free, prior and informed consent
事前核准原则 shì qián hé zhǔn yuán zé principle of prior authorization
先行占用论  prior appropriation of water
鹿特丹公约  Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade / Rotterdam Convention
在先技术  prior art
恢复以前的缴款年数  restoration of prior contributory service
追叙 zhuī xù to recount what happened prior to events already known
文山线 Wén shān xiàn Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009)
先验概率 xiān yàn gài lu:4 (math.) prior probability
新力 Xīn lì Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼[Suo3 ni2] in all markets)
备皮 bèi pí to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
如数 rú shù in the amount stipulated (by prior agreement) / in full / in the same amount
考纲 kǎo gāng exam outline (outline of the content of an exam, published prior to the exam as a guide for examinees) (abbr. for 考試大綱|考试大纲[kao3 shi4 da4 gang1])
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