预言

預言

yùyán

noun HSK 7 #3,345

Meanings

Literally 'words spoken in advance' — a prophecy

Tā de yùyán shíxiàn le.

His prophecy came true.

Méiyǒu rén néng zhǔnquè yùyán wèilái.

No one can accurately predict the future.

Gǔdài yǒu hěn duō guānyú shìjiè mòrì de yùyán.

There were many prophecies about the end of the world in ancient times.

mistakes

Don't confuse 预言 (yùyán, prophecy) with 预演 (yùyǎn, rehearsal) or 寓言 (yùyán, fable). They sound similar but have very different meanings.

预 yù

言 yán