前提

qiántí

premise; precondition; prerequisite

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

健康是工作的前提。

Health is the precondition for work.

学好拼音是前提。

Learning pinyin well is the premise.