No. 761 in Chinese
提前
"提前" means "to shift to an earlier time" or "to advance."
In a sentence
我们必须提前完成这个项目。
We must complete this project in advance.
Here, '提前' denotes completing something earlier than the planned time.
由于下雨，比赛时间被提前了。
Due to rain, the match time was moved up.
In this sentence, '提前' is used to indicate scheduling an event to an earlier time.
为了避免堵车，我决定提前出发。
To avoid traffic, I decided to leave earlier.
In this context, '提前' is employed to describe taking action earlier than usual to prevent an issue.
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