预期

預期

yùqī

verb HSK 5 #6,937

Meanings

HSK 2

结果比预期的好。

Jiéguǒ bǐ yùqī de hǎo.

The result is better than expected.

HSK 3

我们预期明年会有增长。

Wǒmen yùqī míngnián huì yǒu zēngzhǎng.

We expect there will be growth next year.

HSK 5

这不在我的预期之内。

Zhèbú zài wǒ de yùqī zhīnèi.

This was not within my expectations.

usage

Often used in formal or business contexts. 比预期的好/差 (better/worse than expected) is a very common pattern.

usage

预期 is more formal than 期待 (qīdài). 预期 focuses on rational expectation, while 期待 carries a sense of hope or looking forward to something.

预 yù

期 qī