to advance

in advance; beforehand; to prepare

give (予) + head/page (页) = prepare ahead of time

页 originally meant 'head' and came to represent a page or section — the face of something. Turning to the head of the page before you begin captures the sense of acting in advance.

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To givePhonetic
HeadSemantic

你要提前订座位。

nǐ yào tí qián yù dìng zuò wèi。

You should reserve seats in advance.

出发前他做了充分的备工作。

chū fā qián tā zuò le chōng fèn de yù bèi gōng zuò。

Before setting off, he did thorough preparatory work.

Words with 预

预印

yù yìn

to preprint

预卜

yù bǔ

to foretell; to predict

预付

yù fù

to pay in advance

预估

yù gū

to estimate

预备

yù bèi

to prepare

预备役军人

yù bèi yì jūn rén

reserve troops

预备知识

yù bèi zhī shi

background knowledge

预兆

yù zhào

omen

预先

yù xiān

beforehand; in advance

预判

yù pàn

to predict; to anticipate

预印本

yù yìn běn

a preprint

预告

yù gào

to forecast

More characters with 予