事 先 shì xiān in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior 先 early / prior / former / in advance / first 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 to agree by chance (idiom) / taking the same action without prior consultation 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) 大 坂 Dà bǎn Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪[Da4 ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era 有 约 在 先 yǒu yuē zài xiān to have a prior engagement 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 prior probability (statistics) 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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