"go before" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 在……之前
• 先于

Definition

在时间或顺序上早于某人或某事。既可以指实际走在某人前面，也可以指在顺序或过程上更早。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可用于正式或非正式场合，可指实际动作或抽象顺序。不要与“go ahead”混淆，此词更多指‘请继续’。

Examples

You can go before me in the line.

你可以在队伍里**在我前面**。

Let the older people go before the rest.

让老人们**先走**。

Who will go before the judge?

谁会**先去**见法官？

Some traditions say that the eldest should go before the others.

有些传统说长者应**先行**。

A sense of duty made her feel she had to go before everyone else.

责任感让她觉得自己必须**先于**所有人。

The lawyer explained that the document must go before the judge for approval.

律师解释说文件必须先提交法官批准。