预先 (yù xiān) — Chinese word meaning

我想预订一间房间。

wǒ xiǎng yù dìng yī jiān fáng jiān

I want to book a room.

定期锻炼可以预防很多疾病。

dìng qī duàn liàn kě yǐ yù fáng hěn duō jí bìng

Regular exercise can prevent many diseases.

我预定了一个房间。

wǒ yù dìng le yí gè fáng jiān

I reserved a room.

谁也没有预料到会发生这样的事情。

shéi yě méi yǒu yù liào dào huì fā shēng zhè yàng de shì qing

No one anticipated that such a thing would happen.

我们预期明年的销售额会增长。

wǒ men yù qī míng nián de xiāo shòu é huì zēng zhǎng

We expect next year's sales to increase.

政府不应该干预市场。

zhèng fǔ bù yīng gāi gān yù shì chǎng

The government should not intervene in the market.

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.

电影公司预告了新电影的上映日期。

diàn yǐng gōng sī yù gào le xīn diàn yǐng de shàng yìng rì qī

The film company announced the release date of the new movie in advance.

这款手机下周开始预售。

zhè kuǎn shǒu jī xià zhōu kāi shǐ yù shòu

This phone will start presale next week.

我们要预备明天的考试。

wǒ men yào yù bèi míng tiān de kǎo shì

We need to prepare for tomorrow's exam.

我预感今天会下雨。

wǒ yù gǎn jīn tiān huì xià yǔ

I sense it will rain today.

乌云密布预示着暴风雨即将来临。

wū yún mì bù yù shì zhe bào fēng yǔ jí jiāng lái lín

Dark clouds gathering foreshadow that a storm is about to come.

公司的年度预算已经批准了。

gōng sī de nián dù yù suàn yǐ jīng pī zhǔn le

The company's annual budget has been approved.

我们无法预见未来会发生什么。

wǒ men wú fǎ yù jiàn wèi lái huì fā shēng shén me

We cannot foresee what will happen in the future.

他预言明天会下雨。

tā yù yán míng tiān huì xià yǔ

He prophesied that it would rain tomorrow.

气象局发布了暴雨预警。

qì xiàng jú fā bù le bào yǔ yù jǐng

The meteorological bureau issued a rainstorm warning.

她顺利通过了预赛。

tā shùn lì tōng guò le yù sài

She successfully passed the preliminary round.

中国在这个领域领先世界。

Zhōng guó zài zhè ge lǐng yù lǐng xiān shì jiè

China leads the world in this field.

请优先处理紧急事项。

qǐng yōu xiān chǔ lǐ jǐn jí shì xiàng

Please prioritize handling urgent matters.

我先前在这里工作过。

wǒ xiān qián zài zhè lǐ gōng zuò guò

I worked here before.

原先这里是一片农田。

yuán xiān zhè lǐ shì yī piàn nóng tián

Originally this was farmland.

他率先提出了这个想法。

tā shuài xiān tí chū le zhè ge xiǎng fǎ

He was the first to propose this idea.

这些文物是我们祖先留下的。

zhè xiē wén wù shì wǒ men zǔ xiān liú xià de

These artifacts were left behind by our ancestors.

学生们争先恐后地举手回答问题。

xué shēng men zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de jǔ shǒu huí dá wèn tí

Students eagerly rush forward to raise their hands to answer the question.

我们不能开这个先例。

wǒ men bù néng kāi zhè ge xiān lì

We cannot set this precedent.

他有先天的音乐天赋。

tā yǒu xiān tiān de yīn yuè tiān fù

He has an innate musical talent.

他是科技创新的先锋。

tā shì kē jì chuàng xīn de xiān fēng

He is a pioneer in technological innovation.