to shift to an earlier date · to do sth ahead of time · in advance

tí qián

t+í·2nd toneq+ián·2nd tone

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It had been arranged beforehand.

那事已提前安排好了。

The teacher granted me permission to go home early.

老师允許我提前回家。

If you can't come, you should let me know ahead of time.

如果你不能来，你該让我提前知道。

He intends to return to the country earlier.

他打算提前回国。

What's more, you can only buy train tickets one week in advance.

再说，只能提前一周买火车票。

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