Definition
预报 (yùbào) is the standard word for a weather forecast (noun) or to forecast the weather (verb). It is more specific to meteorology than 预测 (yùcè), which applies to any field. Other siblings like 预计 and 预料 emphasize estimation or expectation, while 预报 focuses on an official, data-based announcement.
verb
to forecast
noun
forecast
Examples
- 预报，。Míngtiān huì yù bào yǒu yǔ, jìde dài sǎn.It will be forecast to rain tomorrow; remember to bring an umbrella.
- 预报。Qìxiàng zhuānjiā yù bào jīnnián dōngtiān huì hěn lěng.Meteorologists forecast that this winter will be very cold.
- 预报，。Zhège yù bào bú tài zhǔnquè, zuótiān shuō qíngtiān què xià le yǔ.This forecast is not very accurate; yesterday it said sunny but it rained.
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