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  • 1

    v.predict; foretell; prophesy; make a prophecy

    • tā dà dǎn de yù yán zhè jiàn shì

      大胆预言

      He made a bold prediction about it.

    • yù yán zhè cì duì huà yǒu shén me kě néng de jié guǒ xiàn zài hái wéi shí guò zǎo

      预言对话什么可能结果现在为时过早

      It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.

    • yù yán míng tiān tài yáng jiāng bù huì shēng qǐ shì huāng táng kě xiào de

      预言明天太阳升起荒唐可笑

      It is ridiculously absurd to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.

  • 2

    n.prediction; prophecy; words that predict future happenings

    • wǒ xiǎng zhè ge yù yán wèi wǒ men qiāo xiǎng le jǐng zhōng

      这个预言我们敲响警钟

      I think the prediction is a wake-up call.

    • shì jiè mò rì zhè yī yù yán bù huì shí xiàn de

      世界末日预言实现

      The doomsday prediction will not come true.

    • zhè shì guān yú rén lèi qǐ yuán de yù yán

      关于人类起源预言

      This is a prophecy about the origin of mankind.

Word usage

  • "预言" is often matched with measure word "句"or"个".
    • 预言

      one sentence of prediction

    • 预言

      one prediction