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預期

简 预期 · 繁 預期
Mandarin · pinyin yù qī

Meanings

  1. to expect
  2. to anticipate
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預
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期
qī · period of time; date; time limit
预
yù · prepare, arrange; in advance
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4–1 · yu4 qi1

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jyu6 kei4

Cantonese word readings for 預期. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. (usually attributive) to expect; to anticipate

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