预见 (yù jiàn) — (verb) to foresee, to predict; (noun) foresight, vision
Definition
预见 emphasizes the noun sense 'foresight' — the ability to judge future outcomes — more than 预测 or 预计, which focus on the act of forecasting. Use 想象 for purely hypothetical imagining, not prediction.
verb
to foreseeto predict
noun
foresightvision
Easily confused
Examples
- 预见。Kē xué jiā yù jiàn le wèi lái de qì hòu biàn huà.Scientists foresaw future climate change.
- 预见。Tā duì shì chǎng yǒu hěn qiáng de yù jiàn.He has strong foresight regarding the market.
- 预见。Méi rén néng zhǔn què yù jiàn zhè cì xuǎn jǔ de jié guǒ.No one can accurately predict the outcome accurately predict the outcome of this election.
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