预想

預想

yùxiǎng

verb #9,289

Meanings

1 to anticipate; to expect
2 to envision beforehand

Characters

in advance; beforehand

to think; to imagine

Examples

结果比预想的好很多。

Jiéguǒ bǐ yùxiǎng de hǎo hěn duō.

The result was much better than expected.

事情没有按照预想发展。

Shìqing méiyǒu ànzhào yùxiǎng fāzhǎn.

Things didn't develop as anticipated.

谁也没有预想到这个结局。

Shéi yě méiyǒu yùxiǎng dào zhège jiéjú.

Nobody anticipated this ending.

Tips

usage

预想 is close to 预料 (yùliào) and 预期 (yùqī), but 预想 emphasizes the mental act of imagining something beforehand. Often used as 比预想的… (compared to what was expected).

Stroke Order

预 yù

想 xiǎng