预算 (yùsuàn): budget

Measure Word

一笔预算 bǐ

Meanings

1 budget
2 to budget

Characters

预

yù

beforehand; in advance

算

suàn

calculate; count

Literally 'calculate in advance' - a budget

Examples

HSK 4

这个项目的预算是多少?

Zhège xiàngmù de yùsuàn shì duōshǎo?

What is the budget for this project?

HSK 6

我们已经超出预算了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng chāochū yùsuàn le.

We have already exceeded the budget.

HSK 7-9

政府公布了明年的财政预算。

Zhèngfǔ gōngbù le míngnián de cáizhèng yùsuàn.

The government announced next year's fiscal budget.

Tips

usage

预算 is used in both personal and institutional contexts. Common collocations: 预算内 (within budget), 超出预算 (over budget), 编制预算 (draw up a budget).

Stroke Order

预 yù

算 suàn

Related Words

预感 yùgǎn HSK 7-9 #4,298

premonition / hunch / presentiment / to have a premonition

预料 yùliào HSK 7-9 #4,706

to anticipate / to expect / to predict

预定 yùdìng HSK 7-9 #4,908

to reserve / to book / to schedule

预言 yùyán HSK 7-9 #3,345

prophecy / prediction / to prophesy / to predict

预见 yùjiàn HSK 7-9 #5,597

to foresee / to predict / to anticipate

预告 yùgào HSK 7-9 #7,630

trailer (for a movie/show) / preview / advance notice / to announce in advance

预先 yùxiān HSK 7-9 #8,744

in advance / beforehand / prior

预兆 yùzhào HSK 7-9 #10,407

omen / sign / portent / harbinger

算计 suànjì HSK 7-9 #10,527

to calculate / to scheme against / to plot

装修预算 zhuāngxiū yùsuàn

renovation budget