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难以预料 — “Unpredictable”

难以预料 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpredictable”. Hard to foresee or anticipate; difficult to estimate in advance. Literally, “difficult to foresee”.

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难以预料 Pronunciation and Pinyin

难以预料 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
以
yǐ5by means of
预
yù10in advance
料
liào10material, expect, feed

Example Sentence with 难以预料

这次比赛的结果真是难以预料,任何队伍都有可能夺冠。
The outcome of this competition is truly unpredictable; any team could win the championship.

Idioms Related to 难以预料

More idioms starting with 难

  • nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
  • nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
  • nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
  • nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
  • nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
  • nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
  • nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
  • nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say
  • nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
  • nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee

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Questions about 难以预料

What does 难以预料 mean?

难以预料 (nán yǐ yù liào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpredictable”.

How do you pronounce 难以预料?

难以预料 is pronounced nán yǐ yù liào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 难以预料 literally mean?

Literally, 难以预料 means “difficult to foresee”. It is used to mean “Unpredictable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 难以预料?

预:预先;料:料想,估计。很难预先想到。

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