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预料

yù liào · yu liao

Traditional 預料

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to forecast
  2. to anticipate
  3. expectation
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A surprise party

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，生日(shēngrì)快乐(kuàilè)！

    Dengdeng, happy birthday!

  2. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)！我(wǒ)完全(wánquán)没(méi)预料(yùliào)到(dào)！

    Wow! I didn't expect this at all!

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)准备(zhǔnbèi)了(le)很久(hěnjiǔ)，你(nǐ)一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)没(méi)预料(yùliào)到(dào)吗(ma)？

    We prepared for a long time. You really didn't expect it?

  4. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)你们(nǐmen)忘(wàng)了(le)呢(ne)。

    Really not. I thought you had all forgotten.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)能(néng)预料(yùliào)到(dào)礼物(lǐwù)是(shì)什么(shénme)吗(ma)？

    Then can you predict what the gift is?

  6. Dengdeng

    不能(bùnéng)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)预料(yùliào)我(wǒ)会(huì)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    No, but I expect I'll like it a lot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

它(tā)现(xiàn)代(dài)化(huà)的(de)程(chéng)度(dù)远(yuǎn)远(yuǎn)超(chāo)乎(hū)我(wǒ)的(de)预(yù)料(liào)。

Its modernization was far beyond my expectations.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

正(zhèng)如(rú)玛(mǎ)莉(lì)所(suǒ)预(yù)料(liào)的(de)一(yí)样(yàng)，汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Tom was late, just like Mary predicted.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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