预算

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这个项目已经超出了预算。▶ —
   This project has already gone over budget.
2. 我们需要制定明年的预算。▶ —
   We need to draw up next year’s budget.

Collocations

Mnemonic

预 yù "in advance" + 算 suàn "to calculate": a cost plan calculated in advance, i.e. a budget. 超出预算 = to go over budget. Contrast 决算 (final accounts): 预算 is planned beforehand, 决算 is settled afterward.

Related

Quick check

1. What is the difference between 预算 and 决算?

   • 预算 = a plan made beforehand; 决算 = final accounts settled afterward
   • identical
   • 预算 = color; 决算 = taste
   • 决算 = past only