预 yù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
预先
yùxiān
in advance; beforehand
Characters in this word
先 xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 𠂒 small 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 为了减少误解，合同中应预先说明付款条件和违约责任。 Wèile jiǎnshǎo wùjiě, hétong zhōng yīng yùxiān shuōmíng fùkuǎn tiáojiàn hé wéiyuē zérèn. To reduce misunderstandings, the contract should state the payment terms and liability for breach in advance.
- 出国前要预先订好机票和旅馆。 Chūguó qián yào yùxiān dìnghǎo jīpiào hé lǚguǎn. Before going abroad you should book the plane tickets and the hotel in advance.
- 会议的材料请预先发给每位参加者。 Huìyì de cáiliào qǐng yùxiān fā gěi měi wèi cānjiāzhě. Please send the meeting materials to every participant in advance.
Related words
- 预报 yùbào forecast
- 预防 yùfáng to prevent
- 预计 yùjì to expect; to estimate
- 预习 yùxí to prepare before class
- 预测 yùcè to predict
- 预订 yùdìng to reserve
- 干预 gānyù to interfere
- 预备 yùbèi to prepare
- 预期 yùqī expected; expectation
- 预定 yùdìng to book, to reserve
- 预料 yùliào to predict; prediction
- 预感 yùgǎn to have a premonition; premonition