Anticipate in Chinese
to anticipate · HSK 6
预期
- 预 in advance
- 期 period
结果比我们预期的好。 The result was better than we expected.
Other ways to say anticipate
More words with 预 or 期
How do you say anticipate in Chinese?
Anticipate in Chinese is 预期 (yù qī). You can also say 料 (liào).
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