duó

裁度

Word · VerbTraditional度

estimate; surmise

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to estimate; to surmise; to conjecture

literary

Literary usage, often seen in classical Chinese and set phrases.

Yǐ以
jǐ己
duó度
rén人
 ，
wǎng往
wǎng往
shī失
zhī之
piān偏
pō颇
 。

To judge others by oneself often leads to bias.

Tā他
àn暗
zì自
cǔn忖
duó度
zhe着
duì对
fāng方
de的
yì意
tú图
 。

He secretly pondered the other party's intentions.

2.

verb

to measure; to calculate (literary)

archaic

Archaic/literary meaning.

Duó度
dì地
jū居
mín民
 ，
gǔ古
zhī之
cháng常
fǎ法
 。

Measuring land and settling people was a common practice in ancient times.