zhào

HSK 7-9
common
formal
literary

Meaning of 预兆

预兆 means omen; portent; forewarning; to foretell; to presage; to portend; to bode. Pronounced yù zhào. HSK 7-9.

  • omen; portent; forewarning
  • to foretell; to presage; to portend; to bode

Definitions & Examples

Tiān
kōng
chū
xiàn
de
guāng
máng
bèi
shì
wéi
zhàn
zhēng
de
zhào
 

The strange lights in the sky were seen as an omen of war.

jué
de
xīn
ān
 
zhè
shì
zhǒng
xiáng
de
zhào
 

He felt uneasy; it was an ominous portent.

Zhè
xiē
fǎn
cháng
de
rán
xiàn
xiàng
shì
zhèn
de
zhào
ma
 

Are these abnormal natural phenomena a forewarning of an earthquake?