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预期

yùqī

expected; expectation

A person waiting with a gift
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Characters in this word

预 yù

Strokes
10
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
予 to give 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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期 qī

Strokes
12
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
其 his, her, its, their 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 期

Example phrases

  • 比预期早。 Bǐ yùqī zǎo. It is earlier than expected.
  • 达到预期。 Dádào yùqī. It meets expectations.
  • 不如预期。 Bùrú yùqī. It is not as expected.

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