Definition
预料 (yùliào) means to anticipate or predict based on reasoning or general expectation, like 'I anticipated that'. It is broader and less formal than 预测 (yǔcè, data-driven forecast) and less specific than 预计 (yùjì, estimate/compute) or 预期 (yùqī, expected by schedule). As a noun, it means a prediction or expectation.
verb
to forecastto anticipateto predict
noun
expectationprediction
Examples
- 预料。Tā yù liào jīnnián jīngjì qíngkuàng huì gèng hǎo.He predicts that the economic situation will be better this year.
- 预料。Wǒ zǎo jiù yù liào dào tā huì zuò chū zhège juédìng.I had already anticipated that he would make this decision.
- 预料。Tā de yù liào zuìhòu méiyǒu fāshēng.His prediction didn't happen in the end.
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