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预计 (yù jì) — to forecast; to predict; to estimate

Definition

预计 is a formal, written-style verb meaning 'to expect / forecast' a likely outcome (often in plans or reports). Stronger and more formal than 估计; near-synonym 预测 is more academic and used for scientific forecasting.

verb
to forecastto predictto estimate

Examples

  • 预计。
    Zhè chǎng yǔ yù jì huì xià dào wǎn shàng.
    This rain is expected to last until evening.
  • 预计。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù yù jì nián dǐ wán chéng.
    This project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
  • 预计。
    Gōng chǎng yù jì xià ge yuè tí gāo chǎn liàng.
    The factory expects to increase output next month.

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
计jìcalculate

预 means beforehand and 计 means calculate; together they express estimating in advance.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5Thinking & Cognition

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