预报

• 拼音: yù bào
• 汉字拆解: 预 = 予 (give) + 页 (page/head), simplified from 預, meaning 'in advance'; 报 = 扌(手) (hand) + phonetic component, simplified from 報, meaning 'to report'

含义

To forecast; forecast; prediction. Refers to predicting future events, especially weather conditions.

Most commonly used in the context of weather forecasts (天气预报). Can be used as both a verb (to forecast) and a noun (a forecast). Also used for other types of predictions in formal contexts.

例句

1. 天气预报说明天会下雨。
2. 今天的天气和预报的一样。
3. 气象台预报这个周末气温会下降。

用法指南

语境: weather, news, planning

语气: informative

正确说法

• 你看了今天的天气预报吗？(Did you check today's weather forecast?)
• 预报说下周会很热。(The forecast says next week will be very hot.)

错误说法

• 我预报他明天会来。(Don't use 预报 for personal predictions — use 预计 or 估计 instead; 预报 is for official forecasts)

起源与历史

预 (in advance, beforehand) + 报 (to report, to announce). Together: to report in advance — a forecast.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal