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Chinese Pinyin Translation
之前 zhī qián before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
事先 shì xiān in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior syn
单位 單位 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] syn
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice syn
预兆 預兆 yù zhào omen / sign (of sth yet to occur) / prior indication / to foreshadow syn
前兆 qián zhào omen / prior indication / first sign syn
在先 zài xiān to come first / previous / prior / beforehand / first / formerly syn
动土 動土 dòng tǔ to break ground (prior to building sth) / to start building syn
复核 復覈 fù hé to reconsider / to reexamine / to review (e.g. a report prior to accepting it) syn
不谋而合 不謀而合 bù móu ér hé to agree without prior consultation / to happen to hold the same view syn
先斩后奏 先斬後奏 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
不约而同 不約而同 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 syn
鹿茸 lù róng young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM) syn
广电总局 廣電總局 guǎng diàn zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
另行通知 lìng xíng tōng zhī to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice
大坂 dà bǎn Japanese surname Osaka / old variant of 大阪[Da4ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era
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]) syn
有约在先 有約在先 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 優先承購權 yōu xiān chéng gòu quán prior purchase right / right of first refusal (ROFR) / preemptive right to purchase
蚕眠 蠶眠 cán mián a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
零基础 零基礎 líng jī chǔ no prior study (in an area of learning)
高德纳 高德納 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 現有技術 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
前期债务 qián qī zhài wù prior-period obligation
事先知情同意 shì xiān zhī qíng tòng yì prior informed consent
事先评估 prior assessment
上期调整数 prior-period adjustments
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 事前核准原則 shì qián hé zhǔn yuán zé principle of prior authorization
先行占用论 先行占用論 prior appropriation of water
鹿特丹公约 鹿特丹公約 Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade / Rotterdam Convention
上年度调整数 上年度調整數 prior-year adjustments
在先技术 在先技術 prior art
恢复以前的缴款年数 恢複以前的繳款年數 restoration of prior contributory service
上期债务核销额 上期債務核銷額 cancellation of prior-period obligations
追叙 追敘 zhuī xù to recount what happened prior to events already known syn
文山线 文山線 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 先驗概率 xiān yàn gài lǜ (math.) prior probability
先有 xiān yǒu prior / preexisting
和阗 和闐 hé tián old way of writing 和田[He2 tian2], Hotan (prior to 1959)
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 備皮 bèi pí to prep a patient's skin prior to surgery (shaving hair, cleansing etc)
国家广播电视总局 國家廣播電視總局 guó jiā guǎng bō diàn shì zǒng jú National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
如数 如數 rú shù in the amount stipulated (by prior agreement) / in full / in the same amount syn
考纲 考綱 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])
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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