guess; conjecture
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to guess; to surmise; to conjecture
neutralUsed to form a hypothesis about something uncertain based on partial information. Less formal than '推测' but more formal than casual '猜'. It can be used as a noun meaning 'a guess'.
Wǒ我
cāi猜
xiǎng想
tā他
tóng同
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
yǒu有
guān关
。
I suspect he is involved in this matter.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
wǒ我
de的
cāi猜
xiǎng想
，
shì事
shí实
kě可
néng能
bìng并
fēi非
rú如
cǐ此
。
This is just my conjecture; the facts might be different.
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Wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
gēn根
jù据
xiàn现
yǒu有
xiàn线
suǒ索
lái来
cāi猜
xiǎng想
xià下
yī一
bù步
huì会
fā发
shēng生
shén什
me么
。
We can guess what will happen next based on the current clues.
Tā他
chí迟
chí迟
méi没
yǒu有
huí回
fù复
，
ràng让
wǒ我
bù不
jīn禁
cāi猜
xiǎng想
tā他
shì是
bú不
shì是
shēng生
qì气
le了
。
His slow reply made me wonder if he was angry.