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预估 (yù gù) — (verb) to estimate, to predict; (noun) estimate, prediction

Definition

预估 (yùgū) means 'to estimate / estimate' — close to 预测, but 预估 focuses on working out a figure or quantity (sales, budget, costs), while 预测 leans toward forecasting trends or outcomes.

verb
to estimateto predict
noun
estimateprediction

Examples

  • 预估20%。
    Jīn nián de xiāo shòu é yù gù bǐ qù nián zēng zhǎng 20%.
    This year's sales are predicted to grow 20% over last year.
  • 预估。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè zhǔn què de yù gù lái zhì dìng yù suàn.
    We need an accurate estimate to prepare the budget.
  • 预估。
    Zhuān jiā yù gù míng nián fáng jià huì bǎo chí wěn dìng.
    Experts predict housing prices will remain stable next year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

预yùin advance
估gūestimate

预估 joins 预 (in advance) and 估 (estimate) to mean estimate something ahead of time.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 預; 预 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ預yù
Same sound today

The traditional form 預 combines 予 for the sound and 頁 for the meaning; the simplified 预 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ估gū
Same sound today

The left part 亻 is a person; the right part 古 gives 估 its sound.

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