预习 yù xí
“to prepare a lesson”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 預習
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
预习 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1899: 预习 yùxí — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 127
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 预习
预习 means to preview or prepare schoolwork before class. It is a verb and usually takes the thing being prepared as its object, such as 新课, 课文, or 生词. A common pattern is 上课前先预习…… or 把……预习一遍.
例句Example sentences
- 上课前，我会先预习新课。shàng kè qián, wǒ huì xiān yù xí xīn kè.Before class, I preview the new lesson first.
- 老师让我们预习第五课的课文和生词。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yù xí dì wǔ kè de kè wén hé shēng cí.The teacher asked us to preview the text and new words of Lesson 5.
- 我每天晚上花二十分钟预习明天的课。wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng huā èr shí fēn zhōng yù xí míng tiān de kè.I spend twenty minutes every evening previewing tomorrow's lesson.