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jiao4 zao3 (earlier)

(earlier INTERVAL1 INTERVAL2) means that INTERVAL1 ends before INTERVAL2 begins.

Ontology

SUMO / TEMPORAL-CONCEPTS

Class(es)

zhong3 lei4
is instance of
  ke3 ji4 cheng2 guan1 xi4  
is instance of
  er4 yuan2 shu4 ci2  
is instance of
zhong3 lei4
is instance of
  ke3 ji4 cheng2 guan1 xi4  
is instance of
  shi2 jian1 guan1 xi4  
is instance of
ke3 di4 guan1 xi4
is instance of
fei1 fan3 shen1 guan1 xi4
is instance of
is instance of
  jiao4 zao3  

Coordinate term(s)

fan3 mian4 han2 shu4  shi2 jian1 kai1 shi3 han2 shu4  ri4 han2 shu4  shi2 jian1 jie2 shu4 han2 shi4  zheng4 mian4 han2 shu4  shi2 jian1 wei4 lai2 han2 shi4  xiao3 shi2 han2 shu4  zui4 jin4 wei4 lai2 shi2 jian1 han2 shu4  zui4 jin4 guo4 qu4 shi2 jian1 han2 shu4  fen1 zhong1 han2 shu4  yue4 fen4 han2 shu4  guo4 qu4 shi2 jian1 han2 shi4  zhou1 qi1 xing4 shi2 ju4 han2 shu4  xiang4 dui4 shi2 jian1 han2 shu4  miao3 zhong1 han2 shu4  shi2 jian1 dan1 wei4 han2 shu4  shi2 jian1 li4 cheng2 han2 shu4  cun2 zai4 shi2 jian1 han2 shu4  nian2 fen4 han2 shu4  hu2 xian4 zhong4 liang4  shu3 xing4  zuo4 zhe3  xian1 yu1  xian1 yu1 huo4 tong5 shi2  zhao4 yin1  ci4 lei4 zhao4 yin1  gong1 min2  feng1 bi4 yu1  xiang1 lian2 de5  yi3 lian2 jie2 gong1 cheng2 yuan2 jian4  bao1 han2 xun4 xi1  gong4 sheng1  fu4 zhi4  xiang1 jiao1  ri4 qi1  jiang4 di1 ke3 neng2 xing4  fa1 zhan3 qi1 xing2 shi4  wu2 jiao1 ji2  fen1 pei4  wen2 zi4 shuo1 ming2  chi2 xu4 shi2 jian1  qi1 jian1  bian1 zhe3  yuan2 su4  gu4 yong4  xiang1 deng3  deng3 tong2 guan1 xi4 yu1  li4 yong4  yi3...yu3 yan2 biao3 da2  mian4 dui4  jia1 zu2 guan1 xi4  wan2 cheng2  ci4 shu4  tu2 bu4 fen5  da4 yu1  da4 yu1 huo4 deng3 yu1  you3 yi4 tu2  you3 ji4 qiao3  zai4...qi1 jian1 wei2 zhen1  xu1 shi3...wei2 zhen1  you3 quan2 shi3...wei2 zhen1  dong4  tong2 yi1 yuan2 su4  chuan4 lie4 zhong1  zai4 zhu4 yi4 fan4 wei2 zhong1  zeng1 jia1 ke3 neng2 xing4  du2 li4 huo4 ran2 lv4  ju1 zhu4  yi4 zhi4  chu1 shi3 hua4 xu4 lie4  shi2 li4  na4 bu4  dao4 xu4  fei1 fan3 she4 yu1...  da4 yu1  xiao3 yu1  xiao3 yu1 huo4 deng3 yu1  fang1 shi4/qing2 zhuang4  wu4 zhi4  ce4 liang4  kong1 jian1 shang4 jie1 chu4  shi2 duan4 xiang1 jie1  qing2 tai4 shu3 xing4  bu4 fen5 zhong4 die2  shi2 duan4 zhong4 die2  Âù¿Ë  pian1 xu4 yu1...  bu4 fen5 wei4 yu1  lu4 jing4 chang2  yong1 you3  xian1 jue2 tiao2 jian4  bi4 mian3  zheng4 bu4 fen5  te4 xing4  chu1 ban3  fan4 wei2  fan4 wei2 ci4 zhong3 lei4  ti2 ji2  fan3 she4 yu1...  SUMOna4 bu4 xiang1 guan1 gai4 nian4  xiong1 di4 zi3 mei4  xiao3 yu1  kai1 shi3  ci4 shu3 xing4  ci4 ju4 ji2  ci4 tu2  ci4 xu4 lie4  ci4 zu3 zhi1  ci4 ji4 hua4  ci4 li4 cheng2  ci4 ming4 ti2  ci4 zhong3 lei4  ci4 guan1 xi4  bao1 han2 xun4 xi1 zhong3 lei4  bao1 han2 xun4 xi1 shi2 li4  xu4 jie1 shu3 xing4  feng1 bi4 xu4 jie1 shu3 xing4  wai4 biao3 bu4 fen5  shi2 jian1 bu4 fen5  shi2 jian1 jie4 yu1  shi2 jian1 jie4 yu1 huo4 tong5 shi2  shi2 jian1  quan2 xu4 yu1...  san1 fen1 fa3  shi3 yong4  jie2 he2 jia4  ren2 zao4 wu4 ban3 ben3 

Type restrictions

earlier(shi2 duan4, shi2 duan4)

Related WordNet synsets

predate, precede, forego, antecede, antedate
be earlier in time; go back further
predate is opposite to...  
earlier, before
earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
See more related synsets on a separate page.

Axioms (9)

xian1 yu1 na4 bu4 xiang1 guan1 yu1 jiao4 zao3. 
(relatedInternalConcept before earlier)
interval1 (mei2) bi3 interval2 jiao4 zao3 fa1 sheng1not(s) if and only if "interval1 de5 jie2 shu4" (mei2) fa1 sheng1?{s} zai4 "interval2 de5 kai1 shi3" zhi1 qian2. 
(<=>
      (earlier ?INTERVAL1 ?INTERVAL2)
      (before
            (EndFn ?INTERVAL1)
            (BeginFn ?INTERVAL2)))
(=>
      (equal
            (TemporalCompositionFn ?INTERVAL ?INTERVAL-TYPE)
            ?CLASS)
      (forall
            (?TIME1 ?TIME2)
            (=>
                  (and
                        (instance ?TIME1 ?CLASS)
                        (instance ?TIME2 ?CLASS)
                        (not
                              (equal ?TIME1 ?TIME2)))
                  (or
                        (meetsTemporally ?TIME1 ?TIME2)
                        (meetsTemporally ?TIME2 ?TIME1)
                        (earlier ?TIME1 ?TIME2)
                        (earlier ?TIME2 ?TIME1)))))
If impact shi4 ying3 xiang3 de5 shi2 li4 and obj shi4 impact de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3, then there exists chuan1 tou4 impel so_that_not obj shi4 impel de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3 and "impel cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" (mei2) bi3 "impact cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" jiao4 zao3 fa1 sheng1not(s). 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?IMPACT Impacting)
            (patient ?IMPACT ?OBJ))
      (exists
            (?IMPEL)
            (and
                  (instance ?IMPEL Impelling)
                  (patient ?IMPEL ?OBJ)
                  (earlier
                        (WhenFn ?IMPEL)
                        (WhenFn ?IMPACT)))))
If predict shi4 yu4 ce4 de5 shi2 li4 and formula shi4 predict de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3, then there exists time so_that_not formula (mei2) wei2 zhen1 timea(zhi1 zhong1) time and time (mei2) fa1 sheng1?{s} zai4 "predict cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" zhi1 qian2 or time (mei2) bi3 "predict cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" jiao4 zao3 fa1 sheng1not(s). 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?PREDICT Predicting)
            (patient ?PREDICT ?FORMULA))
      (exists
            (?TIME)
            (and
                  (holdsDuring ?TIME ?FORMULA)
                  (or
                        (before
                              ?TIME
                              (WhenFn ?PREDICT))
                        (earlier
                              ?TIME
                              (WhenFn ?PREDICT))))))
If remember shi4 ji4 yi4 de5 shi2 li4 and formula shi4 remember de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3, then there exists time so_that_not formula (mei2) wei2 zhen1 timea(zhi1 zhong1) time and time (mei2) fa1 sheng1?{s} zai4 "remember cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" zhi1 qian2 or time (mei2) bi3 "remember cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" jiao4 zao3 fa1 sheng1not(s). 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?REMEMBER Remembering)
            (patient ?REMEMBER ?FORMULA))
      (exists
            (?TIME)
            (and
                  (holdsDuring ?TIME ?FORMULA)
                  (or
                        (before
                              ?TIME
                              (WhenFn ?REMEMBER))
                        (earlier
                              ?TIME
                              (WhenFn ?REMEMBER))))))
If keep shi4 bao3 you3 de5 shi2 li4 and keep shi4 agent de5 shi1 shi4 zhe3 and obj shi4 keep de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3, then there exists fang4 zhi4 put so_that_not put shi4 agent de5 shi1 shi4 zhe3 and obj shi4 put de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3 and "put cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" (mei2) bi3 "keep cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" jiao4 zao3 fa1 sheng1not(s). 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?KEEP Keeping)
            (agent ?KEEP ?AGENT)
            (patient ?KEEP ?OBJ))
      (exists
            (?PUT)
            (and
                  (instance ?PUT Putting)
                  (agent ?PUT ?AGENT)
                  (patient ?PUT ?OBJ)
                  (earlier
                        (WhenFn ?PUT)
                        (WhenFn ?KEEP)))))
If repair shi4 xiu1 hu4 de5 shi2 li4 and obj shi4 repair de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3, then there exists sun3 hai4 damage so_that_not obj shi4 damage de5 shou4 shi4 zhe3 and "damage cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" (mei2) bi3 "repair cun2 zai4 de5 shi2 jian1" jiao4 zao3 fa1 sheng1not(s). 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?REPAIR Repairing)
            (patient ?REPAIR ?OBJ))
      (exists
            (?DAMAGE)
            (and
                  (instance ?DAMAGE Damaging)
                  (patient ?DAMAGE ?OBJ)
                  (earlier
                        (WhenFn ?DAMAGE)
                        (WhenFn ?REPAIR)))))
If obj de5 fa1 zhan3 xing2 shi4 shi4 attr1 time1a(zhi1 zhong1) time1 and attr2 shi4 attr1 de5 feng1 bi4 xu4 jie1 shu3 xing4, then there exists time2 so_that_not time2 (mei2) bi3 time1 jiao4 zao3 fa1 sheng1not(s) and obj de5 fa1 zhan3 xing2 shi4 shi4 attr2 time2a(zhi1 zhong1) time2. 
(=>
      (and
            (holdsDuring
                  ?TIME1
                  (developmentalForm ?OBJ ?ATTR1))
            (successorAttributeClosure ?ATTR2 ?ATTR1))
      (exists
            (?TIME2)
            (and
                  (earlier ?TIME2 ?TIME1)
                  (holdsDuring
                        ?TIME2
                        (developmentalForm ?OBJ ?ATTR2)))))