预 yù — to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
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.
Common words: 预计 (yù jì)、预防 (yù fáng)、预报 (yù bào)
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Chinese characters meaning "beforehand"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "beforehand", including 预 (yù), 豫 (yù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "beforehand" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 预 (yù), 豫 (yù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading yù, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 预 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 预 yùto advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepareUseful words: 预计, 预防
- 豫 yùbeforehand; prepareUseful words: 犹豫, 毫不犹豫
Common words for these 2 "beforehand" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 预 (yù) — so "beforehand" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "beforehand".
豫 yù — beforehand; prepare
他做事很果断，从不犹豫。Tā zuò shì hěn guǒ duàn, cóng bù yóu yù.He is decisive in what he does and never hesitates.
Common words: 犹豫 (yóu yù)、毫不犹豫 (háo bù yóu yù)、犹豫不决 (yóu yù bù jué)
All 2 characters
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