预示 yùshì to indicate
to indicate; to foretell; to forebode; to betoken
How to remember 预示: 预 in advance + 示 sign = to indicate.
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How it is used
- To foreshadow / signal something ahead - 乌云预示暴风雨将至 (wūyún yùshì bàofēngyǔ jiāng zhì) dark clouds signal an approaching storm.
- Formal; the subject (a sign, event) points toward a coming development.
- Contrast 预兆 (a noun 'omen') - 预示 is the verb 'to portend/betoken', taking a following outcome.