Usage of the character 預

to advance
in advance
beforehand
to prepare

yùrè

预热

[預熱]

to preheat
(fig.) to warm up; to prepare for

yùzhì

预制

[預製]

prefabricated
precut
to prefabricate

yùliào

预料

[預料]

to forecast
to anticipate
expectation

yùyán

预言

[預言]

to predict
prophecy

yùbèi

预备

[預備]

to prepare
to make ready
preparation
preparatory

yù'àn

预案

[預案]

contingency plan

yùcè

预测

[預測]

to forecast
to predict

yùxuǎn

预选

[預選]

preselection
short-listing
primary election

yùbào

预报

[預報]

forecast

yùdìng

预订

[預訂]

to place an order
to book ahead

yùpèi

预配

[預配]

pre-allocated
prewired

yùqī

预期

[預期]

to expect
to anticipate

yùfù

预付

[預付]

to pay in advance
prepaid

yùmóu

预谋

[預謀]

premeditated
to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime)

yùjǐng

预警

[預警]

warning
early warning

yùkòu

预扣

[預扣]

to withhold

yùbǔ

预卜

[預卜]

to foretell; to predict

yùgào

预告

[預告]

to forecast
to predict
advance notice

yùyìn

预印

[預印]

to preprint

yùsuàn

预算

[預算]

budget

yùzhào

预兆

[預兆]

omen
sign (of sth yet to occur)
prior indication
to foreshadow

yùkē

预科

[預科]

preparatory course (in college)

yùfáng

预防

[預防]

to prevent
to take precautions against
to protect
to guard against
precautionary
prophylactic

yùshì

预示

[預示]

to indicate
to foretell
to forebode
to betoken

cānyù

参预

[參預]

variant of 參與／参与 (cānyù)

yùsài

预赛

[預賽]

preliminary competition
to hold preliminary heats

yùshěn

预审

[預審]

preliminary hearing
interrogation (of a suspect)
preliminary examination (of a project etc)

yùjì

预计

[預計]

to forecast
to predict
to estimate

gānyù

干预

[干預]

to meddle
to intervene
intervention

yùhòu

预后

[預後]

prognosis

yùxiān

预先

[預先]

beforehand; in advance

yùshòu

预售

[預售]

to sell in advance

yùgòu

预购

[預購]

advance purchase

yùzhī

预知

[預知]

to anticipate
to foresee

yùxí

预习

[預習]

to prepare a lesson

yùdìng

预定

[預定]

to schedule in advance

yùzhuāng

预装

[預裝]

prefabricated
preinstalled
bundled (software)

yùshì

预试

[預試]

pretest

luóyù

罗预

[羅預]

(old) very short unit of time (loanword, from Sanskrit)

yùgū

预估

[預估]

to estimate
to forecast
prediction
projection

yùpàn

预判

[預判]

to predict; to anticipate

yùtí

预提

[預提]

to withhold (tax)
withholding

yùshè

预设

[預設]

to presuppose
to predispose
to preset
presupposition
predisposition
default (value etc)

yùjiàn

预见

[預見]

to foresee
to predict
to forecast
to envision
foresight
intuition
vision

yùgǎn

预感

[預感]

to have a premonition
premonition

yùzhù

预祝

[預祝]

to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc)

yùzhī

预支

[預支]

to pay in advance
to get payment in advance

yùlǎn

预览

[預覽]

preview
to preview

yùliú

预留

[預留]

to set aside
to reserve

yùyǎn

预演

[預演]

dummy run
to run through sth
to rehearse

yùxiǎng

预想

[預想]

to anticipate; to expect

yùhuì

预会

[預會]

variant of 與會／与会 (yùhuì)

yùyuē

预约

[預約]

booking
reservation
to book
to make an appointment

yùfángfǎ

预防法

[預防法]

prophylaxis
medical prevention

yùchǎnqī

预产期

[預產期]

expected date of childbirth
estimated due date (EDD)

yùyánjiā

预言家

[預言家]

prophet

fēiyùmóu

非预谋

[非預謀]

unpremeditated

yùgàopiàn

预告片

[預告片]

trailer (for a movie)

yùfángxìng

预防性

[預防性]

prophylactic
preventative
protective

yùzhìcài

预制菜

[預製菜]

ready-made meal

yùchǔlǐ

预处理

[預處理]

to preprocess

yùshōufèi

预收费

[預收費]

prepayment

yùyìnběn

预印本

[預印本]

a preprint

yùfángzhēn

预防针

[預防針]

immunization injection
fig. forewarning
heads-up
preventive measure

yùjǐngjī

预警机

[預警機]

early warning aircraft system, e.g. US AWACS

yùdìngyì

预定义

[預定義]

predefined

yùyìnglì

预应力

[預應力]

prestressed

yǒuyùmóu

有预谋

[有預謀]

premeditated

chūhūyùliào

出乎预料

[出乎預料]

beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected

dàxuéyùkē

大学预科

[大學預科]

university preparatory course

yùtífèiyòng

预提费用

[預提費用]

(accounting) accrued expense

tiānqìyùbào

天气预报

[天氣預報]

weather forecast

yùfángjiēzhòng

预防接种

[預防接種]

prophylactic inoculation

guófángyùsuàn

国防预算

[國防預算]

defense budget

yùmóushārén

预谋杀人

[預謀殺人]

premeditated murder

yùqītuīlǐ

预期推理

[預期推理]

predictive inference

yùfángcuòshī

预防措施

[預防措施]

protective step
protective measure

yùtuōzhèngquàn

预托证券

[預託證券]

depository receipt (DR, in share dealing)

yùjǐngxìtǒng

预警系统

[預警系統]

early warning system

yùfángmiǎnyì

预防免疫

[預防免疫]

prophylactic inoculation

yùqīyòngtú

预期用途

[預期用途]

intended use

yùbèizhīshi

预备知识

[預備知識]

background knowledge
prerequisite

shēngqiányùzhǔ

生前预嘱

[生前預囑]

living will

niándùyùsuàn

年度预算

[年度預算]

annual budget

yùbèiyìjūnrén

预备役军人

[預備役軍人]

reserve troops

yùqīshōurùpiàojù

预期收入票据

[預期收入票據]

revenue anticipation note (RAN, financing)

jíbìngyùfángzhōngxīn

疾病预防中心

[疾病預防中心]

Center for Disease Control (US)

wùwèiyánzhībùyù

勿谓言之不预

[勿謂言之不預]

(idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)