No. 2,485 in Chinese
提早
"提早" means "to bring forward" or "to do earlier than scheduled."
In a sentence
我们提早到达了会议地点。
We arrived early at the meeting venue.
In this sentence, '提早' is used as an adverb, denoting the action of arriving earlier than the scheduled time.
他习惯每天提早起床。
He is used to getting up early every day.
Here, '提早' serves to indicate an earlier-than-usual action, emphasizing the antecedence in the daily routine.
为了避开高峰，我们决定提早出发。
To avoid the rush hour, we decided to set off earlier.
In this instance, '提早' expresses the proactive choice to initiate an action earlier to achieve a specific outcome.
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