Chinese word

揣

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuǎi

Meaning

  • verbguess

Example

大家都在揣测他的想法。dà jiā dōu zài chuǎi cè tā de xiáng fǎ

Everyone is guessing what he is thinking.

Illustration for 揣 (guess)

More examples

通过调查，警方初步揣测事故是一起意外。tōng guò diào chá jǐng fāng chū bù chuǎi cè shì gù shì yì qǐ yì wài

Following an investigation, the police initially inferred that the incident was an accident.

Core concept

A rough mental estimate turns scattered signs into a conclusion.

Common phrases

  • 揣测动机chuǎi cè dòng jī

    guess the motive

  • 难以揣测nán yǐ chuǎi cè

    hard to guess

  • 凭数据揣测píng shù jù chuǎi cè

    infer from data

Similar words

猜cāi: Try to give an answer from intuition or a few simple clues.
推断tuī duàn: Reach a logical conclusion about a cause or result from observations and known information.
推测tuī cè: Assume that something is possible based on incomplete information.

Definition in Chinese

凭借有限的证据或现象，对结果或动机做出猜想或评断。píng jiè yǒu xiàn de zhèng jù huò xiàn xiàng duì jié guǒ huò dòng jī zuò chū cāi xiǎng huò píng duàn

Word origin

揣 (chuǎi, "to guess") extends the older idea of making an estimate into the mental act of judging an unseen result or motive from incomplete evidence.

Usage tips

  • The word suits situations where the evidence is incomplete, so it marks a conclusion as an interpretation rather than as an established fact.

Other meanings

  • predictverb
  • inferverb

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