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The word 前提 is formed by conceptually combining two characters: 前 (qián), meaning "front" or "before", and 提 (tí), meaning "to lift" or "to raise". The formation visualizes the idea of "lifting something forward" or "placing it ahead", which metaphorically coalesces into the meaning of a "precondition" or "prerequisite", something that must be established or come first before anything else can proceed.
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学习的前提是努力。
合作的前提是信任。
如果你同意这个前提，我们就可以继续讨论。
在科学研究中，确立正确的前提是实验成功的关键。
尽管双方在某些细节上有分歧，但在基本前提上达成一致，使得谈判得以推进。