预

yù

to advance

in advance; beforehand; to prepare

give (予) + head/page (页) = prepare ahead of time

页 originally meant 'head' and came to represent a page or section — the face of something. Turning to the head of the page before you begin captures the sense of acting in advance.

予+页→预
予To givePhonetic
页HeadSemantic

你要提前预订座位。

nǐ yào tí qián yù dìng zuò wèi。

You should reserve seats in advance.

出发前他做了充分的预备工作。

chū fā qián tā zuò le chōng fèn de yù bèi gōng zuò。

Before setting off, he did thorough preparatory work.

Words with 预

预售

yù shòu

to sell in advance

预定

yù dìng

to schedule in advance

预防

yù fáng

to prevent

预备

yù bèi

to prepare

预制

yù zhì

prefabricated

预科

yù kē

preparatory course (in college)

预案

yù àn

contingency plan

干预

gān yù

to meddle

预印

yù yìn

to preprint

预卜

yù bǔ

to foretell; to predict

预估

yù gū

to estimate

预备役军人

yù bèi yì jūn rén

reserve troops

More characters with 予

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