Chinese word

演绎

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǎn yì

Meaning

  • verbdeduce

Example

警察通过线索演绎出了嫌疑人。jǐng chá tōng guò xiàn suǒ yǎn yì chū le xián yí rén

The police deduced the suspect's identity from the clues.

Illustration for 演绎 (deduce)

More examples

法医根据伤口和情景演绎出作案时间。fǎ yī gēn jù shāng kǒu hé qíng jǐng yǎn yì chū zuò àn shí jiān

The forensic examiner deduced the time of the crime from the wounds and the circumstances.

Core concept

Connects what is already known to one concrete answer by following a general rule.

Common phrases

  • 演绎出事实yǎn yì chū shì shí

    deduce facts

  • 演绎出结论yǎn yì chū jié lùn

    deduce a conclusion

Similar words

推断tuī duàn: Infer a conclusion from incomplete information by using clues, logic, or experience.
推理tuī lǐ: Reason from connected evidence and facts to reach a logical conclusion.
归纳guī nà: Form a general rule or conclusion by finding patterns across several specific facts.
推测tuī cè: Make a likely guess about a result from clues or surrounding circumstances.

Definition in Chinese

运用已知前提和规则，通过逻辑推导把一般性原则转化为具体结论的推理活动。yùn yòng yǐ zhī qián tí hé guī zé tōng guò luó jí tuī dǎo bǎ yì bān xìng yuán zé zhuǎn huà wèi jù tǐ jié lùn de tuī lǐ huó dòng

Word origin

演 (yǎn, "develop") + 绎 (yì, "unravel") combines the ideas of developing a line of thought and tracing it to its conclusion.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb often has an analytical or formal tone, so it is especially useful when a speaker explains how a conclusion follows from stated facts or rules.

Other meanings

  • reasonverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 演绎证明yǎn yì zhèng míngdeductive proofnoun
  • 演绎法yǎn yì fǎdeductive methodnoun

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