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Predict in Chinese

to predict · HSK 5

预测 yù cè

  1. 预 yù in advance
  2. 测 cè to measure

专家预测明天会下大雪。 Experts predict heavy snow tomorrow.

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How do you say predict in Chinese?

Predict in Chinese is 预测 (yù cè). You can also say 预料 (yù liào), 预报 (yù bào), 测 (cè).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

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Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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