Chinese symbol for “expect”
预期
yù qī
Traditional: 預期
to expect; to anticipate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for expect is 预期 (yù qī), defined as: to expect; to anticipate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “expect”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 期盼 | qī pàn | to expect; to await |
| 料想 | liào xiǎng | to expect; to presume |
| 意料 | yì liào | to anticipate; to expect; expectations |
| 预想 (預想) | yù xiǎng | to anticipate; to expect |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 预期.
| 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 |
| 预防 (預防) | yù fáng | to prevent; to take precautions against |
| 干预 (干預) | gān yù | to meddle; to intervene |
| 时期 (時期) | shí qī | period; phase |
| 期间 (期間) | qī jiān | period of time; time |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
See also: Japanese symbol for “expect”.
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.