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预想

yù xiǎng · yu xiang

Traditional 預想

Meaning

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  1. to anticipate; to expect
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Higher than expected

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)座(zuò)山(shān)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)预想(yùxiǎng)的(de)高(gāo)多(duō)了(le)。

    This mountain is much taller than I expected.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)原来(yuánlái)预想(yùxiǎng)爬(pá)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long did you expect the climb to take?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)预想(yùxiǎng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I expected one hour.

  4. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    It's already two hours now.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)很多(hěnduō)吃的(chīde)。

    No problem, I brought lots of food.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)预想(yùxiǎng)到(dào)，你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)吃(chī)完(wán)了(le)。

    I didn't expect you to have eaten it all already.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

事(shì)情(qing)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)们(men)预(yù)想(xiǎng)的(de)要(yào)好(hǎo)得(de)多(duō)。

The outcome was much better than we had anticipated.

02

他(tā)预(yù)想(xiǎng)这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)会(huì)遇(yù)到(dào)不(bù)少(shǎo)困(kùn)难(nan)。

He anticipated that this trip would run into quite a few difficulties.

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