预 (yù) means Advance (pre - take part in). Below are 24 of the 37 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
上课以前要 预 习。
Shàng kè yǐqián yào yùxí.
You should prepare before class.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 预习
预 报不一定准确。
Yùbào bù yídìng zhǔnquè.
A forecast is not necessarily accurate.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预报
洗手可以 预 防感冒。
Xǐ shǒu kěyǐ yùfáng gǎnmào.
Washing your hands helps prevent colds.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预防
预 防比治疗更重要。
Yùfáng bǐ zhìliáo gèng zhòngyào.
Prevention matters more than cure.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预防
我 预 习了明天的课文。
Wǒ yùxí le míngtiān de kèwén.
I previewed tomorrow's text.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 预习
天气 预 报说明天有雨。
Tiānqì yùbào shuō míngtiān yǒu yǔ.
The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预报
这家饭店要提前 预 订。
Zhè jiā fàndiàn yào tíqián yùdìng.
This restaurant needs booking in advance.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预订
我们要 预 防自然灾害。
Wǒmen yào yùfáng zìrán zāihài.
We must guard against natural disasters.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 灾害
项目 预 算要精打细算。
Xiàngmù yùsuàn yào jīng dǎ xì suàn.
A project budget must be worked out with care.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精打细算
这次装修超出了 预 算。
Zhè cì zhuāngxiū chāochū le yùsuàn.
This renovation went over budget.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预算
请 预 先告知到达时间。
Qǐng yùxiān gàozhī dàodá shíjiān.
Please give advance notice of your arrival time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预先
他 预 先做了充分准备。
Tā yùxiān zuò le chōngfèn zhǔnbèi.
He prepared thoroughly in advance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预先
这或许是一个好 预 兆。
Zhè huòxǔ shì yí ge hǎo yùzhào.
This may be a good omen.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预兆
活动的规模超出了 预 想。
Huódòng de guīmó chāochū le yùxiǎng.
The scale of the event exceeded expectations.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 规模
气象台发布了暴雨 预 警。
Qìxiàngtái fābù le bàoyǔ yùjǐng.
The weather bureau issued a rainstorm warning.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发布
卫星已经进入 预 定轨道。
Wèixīng yǐjīng jìnrù yùdìng guǐdào.
The satellite has entered its planned orbit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 轨道
锻炼可以 预 防很多疾病。
Duànliàn kěyǐ yùfáng hěn duō jíbìng.
Exercise can prevent many diseases.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 疾病
现在的情形比 预 想的好。
Xiànzài de qíngxing bǐ yùxiǎng de hǎo.
The present situation is better than expected.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 情形
结果和我们 预 料的一样。
Jiéguǒ hé wǒmen yùliào de yíyàng.
The result was just as we anticipated.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预料
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From the travel phrasebook
我们的 预 算有限。
Wǒmen de yùsuàn yǒuxiàn.
Our budget is limited.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
预 计什么时候到？
Yùjì shénme shíhou dào?
When is it expected to arrive?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
预 appears in 37 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 预
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 预
How is 预 used in a sentence?
This page shows 37 sentences using 预 (yù, "Advance (pre - take part in)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 预 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 预 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 预?
The dictionary page for 预 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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