Usage note
预习表示课前先学习。
yù xí biǎo shì kè qián xiān xué xí。
Preview means to study before class.
Context note
预习常用于学校和学习计划。
yù xí cháng yòng yú xué xiào hé xué xí jì huà。
Preview is often used with school and study plans.
5 examples
我今天要预习。
wǒ jīn tiān yào yù xí。
I need to preview today.
上课前先预习。
shàng kè qián xiān yù xí。
Preview before class.
老师让我们预习课文。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yù xí kè wén。
The teacher asked us to preview the text.
预习可以帮助理解。
yù xí kě yǐ bāng zhù lǐ jiě。
Previewing can help understanding.
她习惯先预习再上课。
tā xí guàn xiān yù xí zài shàng kè。
She is used to previewing before class.
5 mini stories
每晚他都会预习第二天的内容。
měi wǎn tā dōu huì yù xí dì èr tiān de nèi róng。
Every night he previews the next day's content.
老师说先预习，课堂上会更容易懂。
lǎo shī shuō xiān yù xí， kè táng shàng huì gèng róng yì dǒng。
The teacher said preview first, and class will be easier to understand.
我今天预习了语法。
wǒ jīn tiān yù xí le yǔ fǎ。
I previewed grammar today.
他们在周末预习新课。
tā men zài zhōu mò yù xí xīn kè。
They previewed the new lesson on the weekend.
预习后再听课，效果更好。
yù xí hòu zài tīng kè， xiào guǒ gèng hǎo。
After previewing and then listening to class, the effect is better.
Mini dialogue
明天有课
A
你预习明天的课文了吗？
Nǐ yùxí míngtiān de kèwén le ma?
Did you preview tomorrow's lesson text?
B
预习了，我把生词都读了一遍。
Yùxí le, wǒ bǎ shēngcí dōu dú le yī biàn.
Yes, I previewed it and read all the new words once.
一起学习
A
我们一起预习数学吧。
Wǒmen yīqǐ yùxí shùxué ba.
Let's preview math together.
B
好主意，预习后上课更容易听懂。
Hǎo zhǔyi, yùxí hòu shàngkè gèng róngyì tīng dǒng.
Good idea, it's easier to understand the class after previewing.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
复习
fù xí
review; revise
Preview is before class, review is after class.
related
准备
zhǔn bèi
prepare
Previewing is a way to prepare for a lesson.