Chinese word

预览

Pronunciation

Pinyinyù lǎn

Meaning

  • verbpreview

Example

上传前请预览一下文件。shàng chuán qián qǐng yù lǎn yí xià wén jiàn

Please preview the file before uploading it.

Illustration for 预览 (preview)

More examples

上传之前先在手机上预览视频，确认没有问题再发送。shàng chuán zhī qián xiān zài shǒu jī shàng yù lǎn shì pín què rèn méi yǒu wèn tí zài fā sòng

Before uploading, preview the video on your phone first, make sure there are no problems, and then send it.

Core concept

A quick window into how something will look before it reaches its audience.

Common phrases

  • 预览视频yù lǎn shì pín

    preview video

  • 预览文档yù lǎn wén dàng

    preview document

  • 先预览一下xiān yù lǎn yí xià

    preview first

Similar words

查看chá kàn: To examine information or what appears on a screen.
浏览liú lǎn: To read or look through web pages or text quickly without studying every detail.

Definition in Chinese

在正式发布或上传前，对文件、图片、网页等进行短暂查看以确认内容或显示效果的动作。zài zhèng shì fā bù huò shàng chuán qián duì wén jiàn tú piàn wǎng yè děng jìn xíng duǎn zàn chá kàn yǐ què rèn nèi róng huò xiǎn shì xiào guǒ de dòng zuò

Word origin

In 预览 (yùlǎn, "preview"), 预 (yù, "in advance") sets the time and 览 (lǎn, "look over") supplies the action, giving the compound its early-checking sense.

Usage tips

  • In app interfaces, previewing usually shows a rendered result, while editing changes the source, so the two actions serve different purposes.

Opposites

Related words

  • 预览器yù lǎn qìpreviewernoun
  • 预览图yù lǎn túpreview imagenoun
  • 预览版yù lán bǎnpreview versionnoun

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