yù zhī

Translation

  • to anticipate
  • to foresee

Examples

  • 他一直好好的,却突然死去了。未来的事情,实在是无法预知的。
    He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.
  • 我们可以回顾过去,但不能改变过去;我们可以改变未来,但不能预知
    The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.
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