Meaning
to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
Chinese: 预先、准备。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yu” becomes a different word in each tone. 预 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 预计yù jìto forecast; to predict; to estimate
- 预防yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against
- 预报yù bàoforecast
- 预习yù xíto prepare a lesson
- 预测yù cèto forecast; to predict
Example Sentence
天气预报说明天有雨。Tiān qì yù bào shuō míng tiān yǒu yǔ.The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
天气预报Tiān qì yù bàoweather forecast说明shuō míngto explain天tiānday有yǒuto have雨yǔrain。