预
Character
to advance
Meaning
yù
yu4- to advance CC-CEDICT
- in advance CC-CEDICT
- beforehand CC-CEDICT
- to prepare CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 10 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 预
Draw “预” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
我预订了明天的房间。
wǒ yù dìng le míng tiān de fáng jiān
I booked a room for tomorrow.
AI-generated sentence
老师说我们要预习课文。
lǎo shī shuō wǒ men yào yù xí kè wén
The teacher says we should read the text before class.
AI-generated sentence
明天会下雨，天气预报说了。
míng tiān huì xià yǔ tiān qì yù bào shuō le
It will rain tomorrow. The weather forecast said so.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 预
See all 87 →预习yù xíto look at new lessons before class so you understand them betterWordHSK 3预报yù bàoa report that tells what the weather will be likeWordHSK 3预计yù jìto expect something to happen; to guess an amount, number, or timeWordHSK 3预防yù fángto stop something bad from happeningWordHSK 3预测yù cèto say what you think will happen in the futureWordHSK 4预订yù dìngto book something before you need it, like a room or a tableWordHSK 4预备yù bèito prepare; to get ready for somethingWordHSK 5预期yù qīto expect; to think something will happenWordHSK 5预约yù yuēto make an appointment or book something, like a doctor or tableWordHSK 6预兆yù zhàoa sign that something will happen soonWordHSK 7–9预先yù xiānbefore something happens, so you have time to get readyWordHSK 7–9预告yù gàoto say something will happen before it happensWordHSK 7–9