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预兆

yù zhào

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 預兆

预兆 (yù zhào) means "omen; sign (of sth yet to occur); prior indication". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 预兆 means

1. omen
2. sign (of sth yet to occur)
3. prior indication
4. to foreshadow

The characters in 预兆

• 预yùto advance; in advance; beforehand
• 兆zhào(bound form) omen; to foretell; million; mega-

Example sentences

• 你认为这是个预兆吗？
  Nǐ rènwéi zhè shì gè yùzhào ma?
  Do you think it's a sign?
• 他的懒惰是他未来不好的预兆。
  His laziness boded ill for the future.
• 某些动物烦躁不安, 可能是地震临震前的预兆。
  Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.

Where 预兆 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yù (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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