料想

liàoxiǎng ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

    • to expect
    • to presume
    • to think (sth is likely)

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 预料 yùliào
    • 早有预料 have anticipated it long ago
    • 不出预料 as expected
  • 预想 yùxiǎng

Telling them apart

料想 means to guess or suppose, and is often used in the negative to say something was unexpected (没料想). 预料 means to predict or judge beforehand, and it fits more formal contexts.

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