Definition
预见 (yùjiàn) means 'to foresee' — it emphasizes the ability to see or anticipate something before it happens, often based on insight or reasoning. It differs from 预测 (yùcè) and 预计 (yùjì), which are more about making a formal forecast or estimate based on data. 预见 is stronger on the 'vision' side and can also be a noun meaning 'foresight'.
verb
to foreseeto predict
noun
foresightvision
Easily confused
- 遇见yù jiànsound-aliketo meet (by chance), to come across
Examples
- 预见。Kēxuéjiā yù jiàn le wèilái de qìhòu biànhuà.Scientists foresaw future climate change.
- 预见。Tā duì shìchǎng yǒu hěn qiáng de yù jiàn.He has strong foresight regarding the market.
- 预见。Méi rén néng zhǔnquè yù jiàn zhè cì xuǎnjǔ de jiéguǒ.No one can accurately predict the outcome accurately predict the outcome of this election.
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