预示 yùshì to indicate
to indicate; to foretell; to forebode; to betoken
怎么记住“预示”: 预 in advance + 示 show = to indicate.
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用法
- To foreshadow / signal something ahead: 乌云预示暴风雨将至 (wūyún yùshì bàofēngyǔ jiāng zhì) dark clouds signal an approaching storm.
- Formal; the subject (a sign, event) points toward a coming development.
- Contrast 预兆 (a noun 'omen'): 预示 is the verb 'to portend/betoken', taking a following outcome.