Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 预


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Meaning

beforehand, in advance, predict, forecast

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: to give (The bent person has a nail to give.), right: page, leaf ( /= head with shoulders and eyebrows )

Mnemonic

"To give your head" to a subject means planning like 'in advance' or 'beforehand'.

Radicals

to give, bestow
head, leader(Picture of an eye with emphasized eye-brows to express the special: the head or the chief. (When used as a radical often without eye-brows meaning forehead). It is always at the right side of a character.)
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Vocabulary

预先 yù xiān beforehand; in advance
预备 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory
预算 yù suàn budget
预防 yù fáng to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic
预定 yù dìng schedule in advance
预兆 yù zhào omen; prognosis (in medicine)


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