Meaning of tí qián:
tí qián
提前
Verb
to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time
Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, wǒmen de bǐsài shíjiān bèi tíqián le.
由于天气原因，我们的比赛时间被提前了。
Due to weather conditions, our game time has been rescheduled to an earlier date.
Wǒmen xūyào tíqián zhǔnbèi zhè cì huìyì.
我们需要提前准备这次会议。
We need to prepare for this meeting ahead of time.
Adverb
in advance
Wǒmen xūyào tíqián yùdìng cānguǎn de wèizhì.
我们需要提前预订餐馆的位置。
We need to book the restaurant seats in advance.
