预
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to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
Formation & memory
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Words with 预
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学预科 | university preparatory course | |
| 天气预报 | weather forecast | |
| 预言家 | prophet | |
| 预定义 | predefined | |
| 预应力 | prestressed | |
| 预期推理 | predictive inference | |
| 预处理 | to preprocess | |
| 预提费用 | (accounting) accrued expense | |
| 预防性 | prophylactic; preventative; protective | |
| 预制菜 | ready-made meal | |
| 预防法 | prophylaxis; medical prevention | |
| 年度预算 | annual budget | |
| 预产期 | expected date of childbirth; estimated due date (EDD) | |
| 预印本 | a preprint | |
| 国防预算 | defense budget | |
| 预会 | variant of 與會|与会[yu4 hui4] | |
| 罗预 | (old) very short unit of time (loanword, from Sanskrit) | |
| 预定 | to arrange in advance | |
| 预后 | prognosis | |
| 预防接种 | prophylactic inoculation |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 予 — compare how they read.