预期
Old HSK 6
预期 (yùqī) · to expect
预期 (yùqī) means “to expect; expected”. It is written with 2 characters: 预 (to prepare) + 期 (period). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 预期 is built
The characters
预 yù · to prepare
What 预 is made of
- 予yǔ — to give
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 予 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这次活动达到了预期的效果。Zhè cì huódòng dádào le yùqī de xiàoguǒ.The event achieved the expected results.
比赛结果比预期的好。Bǐsài jiéguǒ bǐ yùqī de hǎo.The result of the match was better than expected.
Questions about 预期
What does 预期 mean?
预期 (yùqī) means “to expect; expected”.
How do you pronounce 预期?
预期 is pronounced yùqī.
Which HSK level is 预期?
预期 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 预报yùbàoforecast
- 预防yùfángto prevent
- 预计yùjìto expect
- 预习yùxíto prepare lessons (before class)
- 预测yùcèto forecast
- 预订yùdìngto book
- 干预gānyùto intervene
- 预料yùliàoto expect
- 预算yùsuànbudget
- 预先yùxiānin advance
Learn 预期 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 221: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.