How to Say ‘24 hours in advance’ in Simplified Chinese
提前二十四小时
tí qián èr shí sì xiǎo shí
[tíqián èrshísì xiǎoshí]
💬 Usage Tip: Put the amount of time right after 提前 to say how far ahead: 提前两天 "two days in advance".
Phrase Breakdown
提前
tí qián
[tíqián]
in advance
Doing something earlier than the set time.
提前一天告诉我。
Tell me a day in advance.
二十四
èr shí sì
[èrshísì]
twenty-four
The number 24.
一天有二十四小时。
A day has 24 hours.
小时
xiǎo shí
[xiǎoshí]
hour
A unit of time of sixty minutes.
我睡了八个小时。
I slept for eight hours.
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