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预报

yù bào · yu bao

Traditional 預報

HSK 3Old HSK 5

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  1. forecast
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Kite weather

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)去(qù)放(fàng)风筝(fēngzhēng)吧(ba)！

    Let us fly a kite tomorrow!

  2. Dengdeng

    天气(tiānqì)预报(yùbào)说(shuō)，明天(míngtiān)有(yǒu)大风(dàfēng)。

    The weather forecast says there will be strong wind tomorrow.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，大风(dàfēng)放(fàng)风筝(fēngzhēng)最好(zuìhǎo)！

    Great, strong wind is best for kites!

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)预报(yùbào)也(yě)说(shuō)，风(fēng)是(shì)八级(bājí)。

    But the forecast also says it is force eight.

  5. Liangliang

    八级(bājí)？风筝(fēngzhēng)会(huì)把(bǎ)我们(wǒmen)带走(dàizǒu)。

    Force eight? The kite will carry us away.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)我们(wǒmen)看(kàn)风(fēng)，后天(hòutiān)再(zài)放(fàng)风筝(fēngzhēng)。

    Then tomorrow we watch the wind, and fly the kite the day after.

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2 examples
01

气(qì)象(xiàng)学(xué)家(jiā)做(zuò)预(yù)报(bào)几(jī)乎(hū)总(zǒng)是(shì)错(cuò)的(de)。

The weatherman's forecast is almost certainly wrong.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)气(qì)的(de)预(yù)报(bào)是(shì)很(hěn)科(kē)学(xué)的(de)。

The weather is forecast scientifically.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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预
yù

to advance; in advance

报
bào

to announce; to inform

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