预兆 (yù zhào) — (noun) omen, sign (of something yet to occur); (verb) to foreshadow, to portend
Definition
A sign or omen seen as pointing to something that will happen. Unlike 预示 (a neutral 'indicate/foreshadow'), 预兆 usually carries a sense of foreboding or fate; noun-only 同义词 兆头 is more colloquial.
noun
omensign (of something yet to occur)
verb
to foreshadowto portend
Examples
- 预兆，。Zhè kě bú shì hǎo yù zhào, wǒ men dé xiǎo xīn.This is not a good omen — we need to be careful.
- ，预兆。Tiān kōng tū rán biàn àn, shì bù hǎo de yù zhào.The sky suddenly darkened — that's a bad sign.
- 预兆。Zhè chǎng yǔ yù zhào zhe qiū tiān de dào lái.This rain foreshadows the arrival of autumn.
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