预测

預測

yùcè

verb/noun HSK 4 #4,061

Meanings

1 to forecast
2 to predict
3 prediction

Characters

in advance; beforehand

to measure; to test

Examples

天气预报预测明天会下雨。

Tiānqì yùbào yùcè míngtiān huì xià yǔ.

The weather forecast predicts it will rain tomorrow.

没有人能准确预测未来。

Méiyǒu rén néng zhǔnquè yùcè wèilái.

No one can accurately predict the future.

专家的预测是正确的。

Zhuānjiā de yùcè shì zhèngquè de.

The expert's prediction was correct.

Tips

usage

预测 is more scientific and formal than 猜 (cāi, to guess). Use 预测 for weather, markets, trends; use 猜 for casual guessing.

Stroke Order

预 yù

测 cè