预见性 (yù jiàn xìng) — foresight, farsightedness

Definition

预见性 refers to the quality or ability to predict future outcomes before they happen. In academic and professional writing, it describes a planning or decision-making quality rather than a single prediction (which would be 预测).

noun
foresightfarsightedness

Examples

  • 预见性
    Zuò jué cè shí yào yǒu yù jiàn xìng, bù néng zhī kàn yǎn qián.
    When making decisions, you need to have foresight, not just look at the short term.
  • 预见性
    Tā de yù jiàn xìng ràng gōng sī zài wēi jī zhōng tí qián zuò hǎo le zhǔn bèi.
    His farsightedness enabled the company to prepare in advance during the crisis.
  • 预见性
    Quē fá yù jiàn xìng de guī huà wǎng wǎng huì dài lái hěn duō wèn tí.
    Planning that lacks foresight often brings about many problems.

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