料想 (liào xiǎng) — to expect, to presume, to think (usually about something that may happen)
Definition
Literary/formal 'to expect or suppose,' often about uncertain future outcomes. Stricter than 想象 (imagine) and more speculative than 预料 (anticipate based on signs).
verb
to expectto presumeto think (usually about something that may happen)
Examples
- 料想。Wǒ liào xiǎng tā jīn tiān bú huì lái le.I don't expect him to come today.
- 料想。Zhè jiàn shì de hòu guǒ hěn nán liào xiǎng.The consequences of this matter are hard to predict.
- 料想，。Zhèng rú wǒ men suǒ liào xiǎng de nà yàng, bǐ sài jié guǒ hěn jiē jìn.As we expected, the game results were very close.
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