Meaning of 预计
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to forecast
- to predict
- to estimate
How to use 预计
预计 is common in news, work and travel to give an expected time, number or result. It often goes directly before a verb phrase or a clause. Example: 飞机预计下午三点到达。(Fēijī yùjì xiàwǔ sān diǎn dàodá.) The plane is expected to arrive at 3 p.m.
预 (yù) means "in advance," as in 预报 (yùbào) forecast, and 计 (jì) means "to count or calculate," as in 计算 (jìsuàn). To calculate in advance is to estimate what will happen.
Common mistake: Learners mix up 预计 with 计划 (jìhuà). 预计 is about what you expect to happen, while 计划 is about what you plan to do. Say 我计划明年去中国 for your own plan, not 我预计明年去中国, unless you mean it is only a prediction.
预计 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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预 yù · to prepare · 10 strokes
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计 jì · to calculate · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 预计.
| 计划 | jìhuà | plan; project |
| 计算机 | jìsuànjī | computer; (Tw) calculator |
| 设计 | shèjì | to design; to plan; design; plan |
| 计算 | jìsuàn | to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over |
| 预防 | yùfáng | to prevent; to take precautions against |
| 预报 | yùbào | forecast |
| 预习 | yùxí | to prepare a lesson |
| 预测 | yùcè | to forecast; to predict |
| 会计 | kuàijì | accountant; accountancy |
| 预订 | yùdìng | to place an order; to book ahead |
| 统计 | tǒngjì | statistics; to count |
| 估计 | gūjì | to estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...) |
Questions about 预计
What does 预计 mean?
预计 (yùjì) means "to forecast; to predict" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 预计?
预计 is made of 2 characters: 预 (10 strokes), 计 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 预计 an HSK word?
Yes. 预计 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 预计 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 预计 is written 預計.
What is the difference between 预计 and 估计 (gūjì)?
Both mean to estimate. 预计 sounds more formal and usually refers to future events with some basis, such as schedules or data. 估计 is more casual and can also mean a rough guess about the present, like 他估计已经走了 (he has probably left already).
Can 预计 be used as a noun?
Yes, in phrases like 超出预计 (chāochū yùjì), meaning "beyond expectations," or 比预计的多 (more than expected). In most sentences, though, it works as a verb.