Chinese word

预料

Pronunciation

Pinyinyù liào

Meaning

  • verbexpect

Example

我没预料到他会来。wǒ méi yù liào dào tā huì lái

I didn't expect him to come.

Illustration for 预料 (expect)

More examples

这种情况可以提前预料到，因此我们已经做好了准备。zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng ké yǐ tí qián yù liào dào yīn cǐ wǒ men yǐ jīng zuò hǎo le zhǔn bèi

This situation could be anticipated in advance, so we had already prepared.

Core concept

Uses present information or past experience to project a likely future outcome.

Common phrases

  • 可以预料到ké yǐ yù liào dào

    can be anticipated

  • 事先预料到shì xiān yù liào dào

    anticipate in advance

  • 没预料到méi yù liào dào

    didn't expect

Similar words

估计gū jì: To make a rough estimate of a result, amount, or chance from available information and conditions.
预测yù cè: To predict a future result or change by using observations, data, or a theory.
料到liào dào: To anticipate an event by imagining beforehand that it may happen.

Definition in Chinese

事先凭借信息或经验对将来可能发生的情况或结果作出估计。shì xiān píng jiè xìn xī huò jīng yàn duì jiāng lái kě néng fā shēng de qíng kuàng huò jié guǒ zuò chū gū jì

Word origin

The compound 预 (yù, "before") + 料 (liào, "reckon") names the act of reckoning an outcome in advance.

Usage tips

  • The word describes a prediction based on evidence or experience, not a wish for an outcome, which helps separate it from expressions of hope or desire.

Other meanings

  • foreseeverb
  • estimateverb

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