HSK 6 · Money

预算 yùsuàn “budget” in Chinese

Traditional 預算

What 预算 means

  1. budget

How to say 预算

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale预yù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale算suàn4th tone, falling

预算 in a sentence

  1. 价格应该符合预算。

    Jiàgé yīnggāi fúhé yùsuàn.

    The price should be within the budget.

    Sentence #13190507 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我们确实有一些更符合您预算价位的产品。

    Wǒmen quèshí yǒu yìxiē gèng fúhé nín yùsuàn jiàwèi de chǎnpǐn.

    We do have some products that are more within your budget.

    Sentence #13942534 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我知道超出我们的预算了，但是我就想买下来。

    Wǒ zhīdao chāochū wǒmen de yùsuàn le, dànshì wǒ jiù xiǎng mǎi xiàlai.

    I knew it was over our budget, but I just wanted to buy it.

    Sentence #12200406 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 预算 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 预 (yù) with each of its parts in a different colour
预yùto advance
  • 予to give · yúSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 予 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with yù.

The character 算 (suàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
算suànto calculate; to figure out
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhú
  • 具tool · jù

Memory aidBamboo ⺮ counting sticks held in two hands 具: to count, to calculate.

How to write 预算

预 10 strokes · 算 14 strokes

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预算 (yùsuàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 预算 (yùsuàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 预算

Words with 预

预习yùxí · to prepare a lesson预订yùdìng · to place an order预防yùfáng · to prevent预报yùbào · forecast预先yùxiān · in advance预料yùliào · to expect预期yùqī · to expect预言yùyán · to predict干预gānyù · to intervene预兆yùzhào · omen

Words with 算

打算dǎsuàn · to plan算suàn · to calculate计算jìsuàn · to count总算zǒngsuàn · at long last算数suànshù · to count (be valid)合算hésuàn · worthwhile结算jiésuàn · to settle accounts运算yùnsuàn · mathematical operation精打细算jīngdǎxìsuàn · careful budgeting

More words: Money & Economy

需求xūqiú · demand压岁钱yāsuìqián · money given to children at Chinese New Year盈利yínglì · profit用户yònghù · user攒zǎn · to save up赞助zànzhù · to sponsor债券zhàiquàn · bond (finance)招标zhāobiāo · to invite tenders

FAQs

预算 (yùsuàn) means “budget”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yùsuàn: yù with a 4th tone, then suàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 预算 is written 預算. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yusuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 预算 from the suggestions. Typing yusuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
预算 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.