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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
提前 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
提前 ＝ 提 ＋ 前
ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ · tíqián
verb — to move up, do ahead of time, bring forward

字源 FORM — what the parts do

提to raise, move up (提高)tí
前front, before (前面)qián
提前，提高的提，前面的前。
關 · Related
提早tízǎothe same idea, the same 提延後yánhòuto push later — the opposite move