to surmise; to guess; to speculate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to speculate; to guess; to make a conjecture about someone's thoughts
literaryOften used for trying to understand the inner thoughts, feelings, or intentions of others or oneself. Has a slightly literary or formal nuance.
Wǒ我
xīn心
lǐ里
àn暗
zì自
cāi猜
duó度
，
lái来
rén人
huì会
shì是
shuí谁
ne呢
？
I secretly speculated to myself, who could this visitor be?
Bú不
bì必
cāi猜
duó度
tā他
de的
yì意
tú图
，
zhí直
jiē接
qù去
wèn问
tā他
hǎo好
le了
。
There's no need to guess his intentions; just go ask him directly.
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Tā他
de的
chén沉
mò默
lìng令
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
cāi猜
duó度
qí其
zhēn真
shí实
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
His silence makes it hard to speculate about his true thoughts.
Tā她
zǒng总
ài爱
cāi猜
duó度
bié别
rén人
de的
xīn心
sī思
，
huó活
dé得
hěn很
lèi累
。
She always loves to conjecture about other people's thoughts, which makes her life exhausting.