Chinese word

猜测

Pronunciation

Pinyincāi cè

Meaning

  • verbguess

Example

我不能猜测他的想法。wǒ bù néng cāi cè tā de xiáng fǎ

I can't guess what he is thinking.

Illustration for 猜测 (guess)

More examples

事件发生后，大家开始猜测真相。shì jiàn fā shēng hòu dà jiā kāi shǐ cāi cè zhēn xiàng

After the incident happened, everyone began to guess the truth.

Core concept

A tentative reading of limited clues that points toward a possible answer or outcome.

Common phrases

  • 猜测原因cāi cè yuán yīn

    guess the cause

  • 猜测真相cāi cè zhēn xiàng

    guess the truth

  • 随便猜测suí biàn cāi cè

    make random guesses

Similar words

推测tuī cè: Drawing a likely conclusion from available information through reasoning or intuition.
猜想cāi xiǎng: Thinking that something may be true even when there is little supporting evidence.
估计gū jì: Roughly judging an amount or degree from experience or available information.
推断tuī duàn: Drawing a logical conclusion from clues or known facts.

Definition in Chinese

用有限的线索或信息，对事物的情况或结果作出可能的判断或推断。yòng yǒu xiàn de xiàn suǒ huò xìn xī duì shì wù de qíng kuàng huò jié guǒ zuò chū kě néng de pàn duàn huò tuī duàn

Word origin

The compound 猜测 (cāicè, "guess") combines 猜 (cāi, "guess") and 测 (cè, "measure"), linking an uncertain choice with an assessment of available evidence.

Usage tips

  • With a time or result as its object, the word can refer to a forecast; with a person's thoughts or motives, it marks an inference rather than a known fact.

Other meanings

  • predictverb
  • estimateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 猜测者cāi cè zhěguessernoun

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