前提 meaning and pronunciation

前提
Simplified/traditional word

前提 English definition

qián tí
  • premise
  • precondition
  • prerequisite

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Characters

  • 前 (qián): ahead; front; forward; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly;
  • 提 (tí): to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid;