HSK6: learn ten words at a time

预习 · yùxí

prepare a lesson in advance; study material before class

to go to class上课shàng kèfront前qián，to ask请qǐngearly先xiānto prepare a lesson预习yù xítext课文kè wén。

shàng kè qián， qǐng xiān yù xí kè wén。

Here, 预习: prepare a lesson in advance; study material before class.

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预报 · yùbào

forecast; report what is expected to happen

weather forecast天气预报tiān qì yù bàovariant of 说说shuō，tomorrow明天míng tiānmaybe / possible可能kě néngto rain下雨xià yǔ。

tiān qì yù bào shuō， míng tiān kě néng xià yǔ。

Here, 预报: forecast; report what is expected to happen.

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预测 · yùcè

predict; estimate a future result

很难hěn nánaccurate准确zhǔn quèto forecast预测yù cècompetition (sports etc)比赛bǐ sài(modifier / structural particle)的deoutcome结果jié guǒ。

hěn nán zhǔn què yù cè bǐ sài de jié guǒ。

Here, 预测: predict; estimate a future result.

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预订 · yùdìng

book; reserve something in advance

预订 is used for reserving a room, ticket or table. 预约 emphasizes arranging a time for a service or meeting, as in 预约牙科检查.

we / us我们wǒ menalready已经yǐ jīngto place an order预订yù dìng(completed / change)了leSaturday周六zhōu liùevening晚上wǎn shàng(modifier / structural particle)的deroom房间fáng jiān。

wǒ men yǐ jīng yù dìng le zhōu liù wǎn shang de fáng jiān。

Here, 预订: book; reserve something in advance.

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预防 · yùfáng

prevent; take measures to stop something happening

定期检查dìng qī jiǎn cháequipment设备shè bèican / may可以kě yǐto prevent预防yù fángsome一些yī xiēmalfunction故障gù zhàng。

dìng qī jiǎn chá shè bèi kě yǐ yù fáng yì xiē gù zhàng。

Here, 预防: prevent; take measures to stop something happening.

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预计 · yùjì

expect; estimate when or how much

train火车huǒ chēto forecast预计yù jìafternoon下午xià wǔ三点sān diǎnto reach到达dào dá。

huǒ chē yù jì xià wǔ sān diǎn dào dá。

Here, 预计: expect; estimate when or how much.

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预约 · yùyuē

make an appointment; arrange a time in advance

I / me我wǒbooking预约yù yuē(completed / change)了letomorrow明天míng tiānmorning上午shàng wǔ(modifier / structural particle)的dedentistry牙科yá kēinspection检查jiǎn chá。

wǒ yù yuē le míng tiān shàng wǔ de yá kē jiǎn chá。

Here, 预约: make an appointment; arrange a time in advance.

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预定 · yùdìng

to plan or set in advance; to reserve

预定 commonly means arrange or determine in advance, as in 预定时间 (scheduled time), and can also concern reservations. 预订 emphasises booking or ordering ahead; the usages overlap in reservation contexts.

meeting会议huì yìto press按ànto schedule in advance预定yù dìng(modifier / structural particle)的de(concept of) time时间shí jiānto start开始kāi shǐ。

huì yì àn yù dìng de shí jiān kāi shǐ。

Here, 预定: to plan or set in advance; to reserve.

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预料 · yùliào

to anticipate; to expect an outcome

预料 concerns anticipating an outcome before it happens. 预期 can describe the expected outcome or target, as in 预期目标; neither term guarantees that the expectation will be met.

outcome结果jié guǒthan / compared to比bǐwe / us我们wǒ mento forecast预料yù liào(modifier / structural particle)的degood好hǎo。

jié guǒ bǐ wǒ men yù liào de hǎo。

Here, 预料: to anticipate; to expect an outcome.

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预期 · yùqī

expected; an anticipated result

item项目xiàng mùalready已经yǐ jīngto reach达到dá dàoto expect预期yù qītarget目标mù biāo。

xiàng mù yǐ jīng dá dào yù qī mù biāo。

Here, 预期: expected; an anticipated result.

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