How to say “forecast” in Chinese
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“Forecast” in Chinese is 预报, yù bào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
预报 is read yù bào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 予 yǔ hints at the sound; on the right, 页 “head”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “预报”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 预报. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 天气预报说，明天有雨。tiānqìyùbàoshuō,míngtiānyǒuyǔThe weather forecast says rain tomorrow.
- 预报说周末开始升温yùbàoshuōzhōumòkāishǐshēngwēnThe forecast says it’ll warm up starting this weekend.
- 天气预报说明天有阵雨。tiānqìyùbàoshuōmíngtiānyǒuzhènyǔThe forecast says there'll be showers tomorrow.
More words from the lesson “Weather forecast”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “forecast” in Chinese?
“Forecast” in Chinese is 预报, pinyin yùbào.
What does 预报 mean?
预报 (yùbào) means “forecast”.
How do you write 预报?
预报 is 2 characters: 预 (yù) — in advance; 报 (bào) — report; newspaper. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 预报?
预报 is read yùbào. Tones: yù — fourth tone, bào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“forecast” in the lesson “Weather forecast”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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