预计

The Chinese word 预计 (yùjì) is composed of two characters: 预 (yù) and 计 (jì). The character 预 originally meant "to prepare" or "to expect", and it is often used in the sense of "to anticipate" or "to predict". The character 计 originally meant "to calculate" or "to plan", and it is often used in the sense of "to estimate" or "to assess". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 预计, which means "to estimate" or "to predict".The word 预计 is commonly used in Chinese to refer to the act of making an estimate or prediction about something that is going to happen in the future. For example, someone might say 明天会下雨吗？我预计会下雨 (Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma? Wǒ yùjì huì xiàyǔ), which means "Will it rain tomorrow? I predict that it will rain". The word 预计 can also be used to refer to the act of making a plan or arrangement for something that is going to happen in the future. For example, someone might say 我已经预定了明天的火车票 (Wǒ yǐjīng yùdìngle míngtiān de huǒchēpiào), which means "I have already booked my train ticket for tomorrow".The word 预计 is a very useful word in Chinese, and it is important for HSK learners to understand its meaning and usage.