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title: "Yuliao Meaning: 预料 (yùliào) Means “to expect”"
description: "预料 (traditional 預料, yùliào) means “to expect; to predict; expectation; prediction”. Hear its tones, see what 预 and 料 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuliao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 预料 mean?

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预料 yùliào

## to expect; to predict; expectation; prediction

## Its characters

1. 预 yù in advance
2. 料 liào to expect

## In a sentence

谁也没预料到今天会下雪。 No one expected it to snow today.

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## More words with 预 or 料

- [不料 bùliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buliao)
- [材料 cáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cailiao)
- [干预 gānyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganyu)
- [料理 liàolǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaoli)
- [燃料 ránliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ranliao)
- [饲料 sìliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/siliao)
- [塑料 sùliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suliao)
- [调料 tiáoliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaoliao)
- [饮料 yǐnliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinliao)
- [原材料 yuáncáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuancailiao)

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