in advance in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 事先 with this easy mnemonic:

It doesn't matter (事) who came to the restaurant first (先), you still have to make a reservation in advance.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 先
• 事

• 事实
• 事务
• 首先
• 董事会
• 同事
• 事件
• 事先
• 从事
• 故事
• 没事儿
• 小事
• 军事
• 事业
• 事务所
• 本事
• 出事

The reading of 事先 is shì xiān.

You can remember how to say 事先 with this useful mnemonic:

But my friend owns this restaurant and she (shì) said I shan't (xiān) have to wait.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like in advance and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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