ancestors; previous generations; my late father
deceased father; deceased senior male figure
prerequisite; precondition
initial; arising first; same as 首先發起|首先发起
early or late; priority; in succession; one after another
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor
distinguished precursor; famous thinker of antiquity
herald; precursor; harbinger
in advance; ahead; before; previously
deceased mother; mother of an ancestor
to introduce sb; to recommend
guide; forerunner; pioneer
in advance; beforehand; premature; front-end
key moment; decisive opportunity
priority; sth advocated first; refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea.
deceased father; my late father
former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou, Shun
舜, Yu former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou, Tang
汤 and the kings of Zhou
deceased grandfather; ancestry
to precede others; in advance
worthy predecessor; distinguished person of the past; former sage
elders; former generations
famous and virtuous ancestors; the great men of the past
advanced (technology); to advance
to take precedence; to make an early start; to lead the way
(dialect) first of all; in the first place
deceased paternal grandmother
congenital; intrinsic; innateness
advance party; advance troops
(lit.) first impression is strongest
precondition; prerequisite
preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
order of priority; sequential order
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
congenital deficiency; inherent weakness
posthumous edict of former emperor; Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 edict to posterity
marriage arranged following a pregnancy; marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
pre-recording; to pre-record
in order of arrival; first come, first served
the music of former kings
foresight; having foresight; person of foresight
prior probability (statistics)
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
to compete to be first; to contest first place
(in) advance; preceding (the event); before the event; beforehand; prior
(dialect) before; in the past; previously
(to have) priority; prior; preferred; preferential; to take precedence; first
previously; before that; up to then
originally; original; former
to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly
in the first instance; as a first priority
to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall
to take the lead; to show initiative
ancestor; ancestry; forefathers; progenitor; forebears; root
at first; in the beginning
first (of all); firstly; before all others; in the first place; above all
daring vanguard; pioneer; leading figure
preliminary notification; to announce in advance
to come late and leave first; last in, first out (LIFO)
to have a prior engagement
predictable; sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant
a long way in front; to lead by a wide margin
fengshui master; geomancer; stock figure in folk tales, as wise adviser or as charlatan
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons); NFU
prior purchase right; right of first refusal (ROFR); preemptive right to purchase
preemptive right (in share issue)
the guilty party files the suit; the thief cries thief
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
We are working on the application, please come back in few minutes.
