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Chinese symbol for “budget”

预算
yù suàn
Traditional: 預算
budget

The closest CC-CEDICT match for budget is 预算 (yù suàn), defined as: budget.

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Characters and stroke order

预 yù
to prepare, to arrange; in advance
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes
算 suàn
to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “budget”

WordPinyinMeaning
筹算 (籌算)chóu suànto calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads; (fig.) to budget; to plan (an investment)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 预算.

WordPinyinMeaning
预测 (預測)yù cèto forecast; to predict
预计 (預計)yù jìto forecast; to predict
预期 (預期)yù qīto expect; to anticipate
预防 (預防)yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against
干预 (干預)gān yùto meddle; to intervene
计算 (計算)jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
就算jiù suàn(coll.) even if

See also: Japanese symbol for “budget”.

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