Meaning
预料到 means to predict or anticipate something before it happens. It's a resultative verb compound where 预料 (to predict) combines with 到 (to reach/achieve) to indicate successfully foreseeing an outcome or event. This word emphasizes the completion of the mental process of anticipation.
Usage
Commonly used in both written and spoken Mandarin when discussing whether someone did or didn't anticipate an outcome. Often appears in negative form 没预料到 (didn't anticipate) or in conditional/reflective contexts. Typically followed by a clause or noun phrase describing what was or wasn't foreseen.
Examples
- 01我没预料到他会突然辞职。.I didn't anticipate that he would suddenly resign.
- 02这个结果大家都预料到了。.Everyone foresaw this result.
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Common collocations
- 没预料到didn't anticipate/foresee
- 预料到结果to foresee the result
- 早就预料到already anticipated long ago
Antonyms
Origin
预 originally meant 'beforehand' or 'in advance,' while 料 means 'to estimate' or 'consider.' The addition of 到 as a resultative complement indicates successful completion of the prediction.