预测 yùcè to forecast
to forecast; to predict
How to remember 预测: 预 in advance + 测 to survey = to forecast.
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How it is used
- To predict / a prediction (based on analysis) - 预测结果 (yùcè jiéguǒ) predict the outcome; 市场预测 (shìchǎng yùcè) market forecast.
- The reasoning act of forecasting. 预报 is the announced result (weather); 预测 is the predicting itself, often data-driven.
Example sentences
- 他预测会下雨。 Tā yùcè huì xiàyǔ.He predicted there would be rain.
- 我希望汤姆的预测是错的。 Wǒ xīwàng tāngmǔ de yùcè shì cuò de.I hope Tom's predictions are wrong.