前提 qiántí premise
premise; precondition; prerequisite
How to remember 前提: 前 in front + 提 carry = premise.
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How it is used
- A precondition that must hold for something else - 在保证安全的前提下 (zài bǎozhèng ānquán de qiántí xià) on the premise of guaranteeing safety.
- The set phrase 以…为前提 (yǐ…wéi qiántí) 'taking … as the precondition' is its signature frame.
- More about a required condition than the logical 'premise' of an argument; for a debate's stated assumption, context makes it read as 'premise'. Formal/written register.