Chinese word

预言

Pronunciation

Pinyinyù yán

Meaning

  • verbpredict

Example

有人预言会有大地震。yǒu rén yù yán huì yǒu dà dì zhèn

Someone predicts that there will be a major earthquake.

Illustration for 预言 (predict)

More examples

分析师们试图预言市场趋势，但结果并不总是准确。fēn xī shī men shì tú yù yán shì chǎng qū shì dàn jié guǒ bìng bù zǒng shì zhǔn què

Analysts tried to predict market trends, but the results were not always accurate.

Core concept

A future event treated as settled enough to be declared before it arrives.

Common phrases

  • 预言市场趋势yù yán shì chǎng qū shì

    predict market trends

  • 预言未来的变化yù yán wèi lái de biàn huà

    predict future changes

Similar words

预测yù cè: Stating what will probably happen by reasoning from available facts or information.
预计yù jì: Estimating a future result or amount roughly from a plan or the current situation.
预报yù bào: Giving official advance information about the arrival of weather or another event.
预见yù jiàn: Seeing or understanding a future event or result before it happens.

Definition in Chinese

事先断定或宣告未来将发生的事，常含有超自然或权威性的色彩。shì xiān duàn dìng huò xuān gào wèi lái jiāng fā shēng de shì cháng hán yǒu chāo zì rán huò quán wēi xìng de sè cǎi

Word origin

预 (yù, "beforehand") + 言 (yán, "speech") combine to describe speaking with certainty about what lies ahead.

Usage tips

  • News and conversation use this word most naturally when a claim sounds bold, prophetic, or authoritative rather than like a measured estimate.

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