Chinese symbol for “advance”
预
yù
Traditional: 預
to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare
The closest CC-CEDICT match for advance is 预 (yù), defined as: to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “advance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上前 | shàng qián | to advance; to step forward |
| 行进 (行進) | xíng jìn | to advance; forward motion |
| 促进 (促進) | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 进 (進) | jìn | to go forward; to advance |
| 进军 (進軍) | jìn jūn | (military) to march; to advance; (fig.) to enter and compete in a new market, field, region or arena |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 预.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 预算 (預算) | yù suàn | budget |
| 预测 (預測) | yù cè | to forecast; to predict |
| 预计 (預計) | yù jì | to forecast; to predict |
| 预期 (預期) | yù qī | to expect; to anticipate |
| 预防 (預防) | yù fáng | to prevent; to take precautions against |
| 干预 (干預) | gān yù | to meddle; to intervene |
See also: Japanese symbol for “advance”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.