No. 3,828 in Chinese
预约
"预约" means "to make an appointment" or "to reserve."
In a sentence
我已经预约了明天的会议室。
I have already reserved the meeting room for tomorrow.
This sentence uses '预约' to express the action of reserving or booking something ahead of time, specifically a meeting room.
您好，我想预约一个看医生的时间。
Hello, I would like to book an appointment to see the doctor.
In this sentence, '预约' is used to request an appointment, here for seeing a doctor, emphasizing a prior arrangement.
请提前通过电话或网络预约。
Please make a prior booking via phone or internet.
Here, '预约' refers to the general act of pre-arranging or scheduling an appointment ahead of time, specifying the methods to ensure this pre-scheduled planning.
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