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

这个项目的预算是多少？

Zhège xiàngmù de yùsuàn shì duōshǎo?

What is the budget for this project?

我们已经超出预算了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng chāochū yùsuàn le.

We have already exceeded the budget.

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