预计

• 拼音: yù jì
• 汉字拆解: 预 = 予 (give) + 页 (page/head), meaning 'in advance'; 计 = 讠(言) (speech) + 十 (ten), meaning 'to calculate'

含义

To estimate; to expect; to predict. Making a calculation or judgment about what will happen in the future.

More formal than 估计 (to guess/estimate). Often used in news reports, business contexts, and official statements. Implies a more informed or data-based prediction than a simple guess.

例句

1. 预计明天的气温会达到三十五度。
2. 这个项目预计下个月完成。
3. 专家预计今年的经济会继续增长。

用法指南

语境: news, business, planning

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 预计这次会议要开两个小时。(It is expected that this meeting will last two hours.)
• 我们预计销售额会增加百分之二十。(We estimate sales will increase by twenty percent.)

错误说法

• 我预计他喜欢我。(Don't use 预计 for personal feelings — use 觉得 or 猜 instead; 预计 is for objective predictions)

起源与历史

预 (in advance, beforehand) + 计 (to plan, to calculate). Together: to calculate or plan in advance.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal