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预告

yùgào

to announce in advance; trailer

A glowing cinema screen by a ticket booth previews a film before release
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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
More about the character 预

告 gào

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 告

Example phrases

  • 平台提前预告系统维护时间,是为了让用户有充分准备。 Píngtái tíqián yùgào xìtǒng wéihù shíjiān, shì wèile ràng yònghù yǒu chōngfèn zhǔnbèi. The platform announced the system maintenance time in advance so that users could be fully prepared.
  • 这部电影的预告很精彩,我打算周末去电影院看。 Zhè bù diànyǐng de yùgào hěn jīngcǎi, wǒ dǎsuàn zhōumò qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn. The trailer for this film is great; I plan to go see it at the cinema this weekend.
  • 电视台昨晚预告明天有暴雨,提醒大家早些回家。 Diànshìtái zuówǎn yùgào míngtiān yǒu bàoyǔ, tíxǐng dàjiā zǎoxiē huí jiā. Yesterday evening the TV station announced the heavy rain for tomorrow in advance, reminding everyone to head home early.

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