要先

need to first …

→ 要
phrase Uncommon #6,243
need to first … Used before a verb to say that something needs to be done before something else.
CH: 我们要先买票。
EN: We need to buy tickets first.

要先撕吗?

Should I tear it off first?

— 中央车站 (1998)

可能要先找找了…

We might have to look around first…

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

但是你要先给钱的

But you have to pay upfront.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

嘿,我们仍旧要先送她回咖啡屋!

Hey, we still need to take her back to the café first!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

那我打完这针要先离开一下

Then I’ll need to step out for a bit after I get this shot.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

要先提炼脂肪才能做肥皂

You have to render the fat first before you can make soap.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

但是…但是他们要先结婚小玉才可以进去看他

But... but they have to get married first before Xiaoyu can go in and see him.

— A Sun (2019)