预报 meaning in English

yùbào

forecast

HSK 3verbnounTraditional 預報17 strokes

Meaning of 预报

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yùbào

forecast

How to use 预报

预报 is most often used for weather, as in 天气预报 (tiānqì yùbào) weather forecast, but it also works for earthquakes, traffic, or other predicted events. It can be a noun or a verb. Example: 天气预报说明天有雨。(Tiānqì yùbào shuō míngtiān yǒu yǔ.) The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.

预 (yù) means in advance, and 报 (bào) means to report, as in 报纸 (bàozhǐ) newspaper. A 预报 is a report given before something happens.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 预报 (yùbào) with 报道 (bàodào). 报道 reports news that already happened, while 预报 is about the future. Also keep both syllables in the fourth tone: yù bào.

预报 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

明míng天tiān的de天tiān气qì预yù报bào怎zěn么me说shuō？

What's the forecast for tomorrow?

现xiàn在zài是shì天tiān气qì预yù报bào的de时shí间jiān。

Now it's time for the weather forecast.

气qì象xiàng学xué家jiā做zuò预yù报bào几jī乎hū总zǒng是shì错cuò的de。

The weatherman's forecast is almost certainly wrong.

天tiān气qì预yù报bào说shuō明míng天tiān下xià午wǔ会huì下xià雨yǔ。

The weather report says it will rain tomorrow afternoon.

听tīng天tiān气qì预yù报bào说shuō今jīn晚wǎn有yǒu雨yǔ。

The weather forecast said tonight it will rain.

Stroke order for each character

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预 yù · to prepare · 10 strokes

报 bào · to report · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 预报.

报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper; newsprint
报名	bàomíng	to sign up; to enter one's name
日报	rìbào	daily newspaper
晚报	wǎnbào	evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News
报告	bàogào	to inform; to report
报道	bàodào	to report (news); report
预计	yùjì	to forecast; to predict
预防	yùfáng	to prevent; to take precautions against
报到	bàodào	to report for duty; to check in
预习	yùxí	to prepare a lesson
预测	yùcè	to forecast; to predict
汇报	huìbào	to report; to give an account of

Questions about 预报

What does 预报 mean?

预报 (yùbào) means "forecast" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 预报?

预报 is made of 2 characters: 预 (10 strokes), 报 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 预报 an HSK word?

Yes. 预报 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 预报 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 预报 is written 預報.

What is the difference between 预报 and 预测?

预测 (yùcè) means to predict or estimate in general, such as market trends. 预报 is an official announcement of a forecast, usually from a weather service or similar agency.

How do I say I watched the weather forecast?

You can say 我看了天气预报 (wǒ kàn le tiānqì yùbào). If you heard it on the radio, use 听 (tīng) instead of 看 (kàn).