预 (yù): to advance, in advance, beforehand
预 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “to advance.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 予 (phonetic) and 页 (semantic). It ranks #647 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 预 page. Its radical form 页 (page) appears in many related characters such as 页 (yè, page), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- to advance
- in advance
- beforehand
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 预
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 预约verb | yù yuē | booking | 5 |
| 预测verb | yù cè | to forecast | 5 |
| 预料verb/noun | yù liào | to forecast | 6 |
| 预定verb | yù dìng | to arrange in advance | 6 |
| 预计verb | yù jì | to forecast | 5 |
| 预期verb | yù qī | to expect | 6 |
| 预订verb | yù dìng | to place an order | 5 |
| 预防verb | yù fáng | to prevent | 5 |
| 预报verb/noun | yù bào | forecast | 5 |
| 预习verb | yù xí | to prepare a lesson | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 预言verb | yù yán | to predict |
| 预感verb | yù gǎn | to have a premonition |
| 预算noun | yù suàn | budget |
| 预备verb | yù bèi | to prepare |
| 预见verb | yù jiàn | to foresee |
| 预告verb | yù gào | to forecast |
| 预先adverb | yù xiān | beforehand |
| 预谋verb | yù móu | premeditated |
| 预想verb | yù xiǎng | to anticipate |
| 干预 | gān yù | to meddle |
| 预兆noun | yù zhào | omen |
| 预警verb | yù jǐng | warning |
| 预科noun | yù kē | preparatory course (in college) |
| 预示verb | yù shì | to indicate |
| 预付verb | yù fù | to pay in advance |
预 appears in 87 compound words: 86 as the first character, 5 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 预 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
老师教我们预字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men yù zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "预."
业界倡上调基本免税额一成 预算案料难大派糖 吁多照顾打工仔
yè jiè chàng shàng diào jī běn miǎn shuì é yī chéng yù suàn àn liào nán dà pài táng xū duō zhào gù dǎ gōng zǐ
The industry advocates raising the basic tax allowance by 10%, and the budget is expected to be difficult to distribute sugar and call for more care for workers
【财圈识真假】“水记”赤马红羊年运数预测
cái juān shí zhēn jiǎ shuǐ jì chì mǎ hóng yáng nián yùn shǔ yù cè
【Financial Circle Knows True and False】"Water Record" Red Horse Red Sheep Annual Fortune Prediction
自由式滑雪男子U型场地技巧预赛结束 4名中国选手均..
zì yóu shì huá xuě nán zǐ U xíng chǎng dì jì qiǎo yù sài jié shù 4 míng zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu jūn . .
Freestyle skiing men's halfpipe skills preliminaries ended with 4 Chinese athletes:
预见金马|财通证券资管马晓立:厚植金融为民...
yù jiàn jīn mǎ cái tōng zhèng quàn zī guǎn mǎ xiǎo lì : hòu zhí jīn róng wéi mín . . .
Foresee the Golden Horse|Caitong Securities Asset Management Ma Xiaoli: Cultivate finance for the people...
...国12月实际个人消费支出月率 0.1%,预期0...
. . . guó 1 2 yuè shí jì gè rén xiāo fèi zhī chū yuè lǜ 0 . 1 , yù qī 0 . . .
... China's real personal consumption expenditure in December was 0.1% month-on-month, and it is expected to be 0...
你认为这是个预兆吗？
Nǐ rèn wèi zhè shì gè yùzhào ma?
Do you think it's a sign?
我可以在哪个柜台预约?
Wǒ kěyǐ zài nǎge guìtái yùyuē?
On which counter can I make my appointment?
我们使用了强大的措施来预防。
Wǒmen shǐyòng le qiángdà de cuòshī lái yùfáng.
We took strong measures to prevent it.
预期今年稻米会丰收。
Yùqī jīnnián dàomǐ huì fēngshōu.
This year promises a good harvest of rice.
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