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预兆 (yù zhào) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

预兆 (yù zhào) is a Chinese word: omen. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 预兆

名 míng noun

omen

天空出现彩虹,这是好天气的预兆。

tiān kōng chū xiàn cǎi hóng zhè shì hǎo tiān qì de yù zhào

A rainbow appears in the sky; this is an omen of good weather.

动 dòng verb

presage, foretell

燕子低飞预兆着要下雨。

yàn zi dī fēi yù zhào zhe yào xià yǔ

Swallows flying low presage rain.

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Word breakdown

预 yù — in advance, beforehand

兆 zhào — omen, sign

Structure & writing
1 预 yù — in advance; beforehand

预 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2 兆 zhào — a large number: traditionally one hundred thousand, one billion, or one trillion (depending on system); in modern usage one million, or used to mean an enormous quantity (e.g. 亿兆, 兆民)
兆 is a component in 5 characters

兆 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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