chuǎi

揣

Character · Verb · Noun

estimate; conjecture; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to estimate; to conjecture; to surmise

formal

Formal written and spoken usage, refers to making a careful guess or judgment based on limited information.

Tā他
chuǎi揣
cè测
le了
yīxià一
shìchǎng下
hángqíng市
juédìng场
kuòdà行
shēngchǎn情
 ,
guīmó决
 定
 扩
 大
 生
 产
 规
 模
 。

He estimated the market situation and decided to expand production scale.

Wǒmen我
bùyào们
suíyì不
chuǎi要
cè随
biérén意
de揣
xiǎngfǎ测
yào别
duō人
gōutōng的
 想
 法
 ,
 要
 多
 沟
 通
 。

We shouldn't randomly conjecture other people's thoughts, we should communicate more.

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Tā他
chuǎi揣
duó度
le了
yīxià一
duìfāng下
de对
yìtú方
zuòchū的
le意
zuì图
 ,
héshì做
de出
huíyìng了
 最
 合
 适
 的
 回
 应
 。

He surmised the other party's intention and made the most appropriate response.

Bù不
chuǎi揣
màomèi冒
de昧
xiàng地
nín向
qǐngjiào您
zhège请
wèntí教
 这
 个
 问
 题
 。

I venture to ask you this question with all due respect.

Zhēntàn侦
zhèngzài探
chuǎi正
cè在
xiōngshǒu揣
de测
zuò'àn凶
dòngjī手
 的
 作
 案
 动
 机
 。

The detective is speculating on the murderer's motive.

2.

noun

surname Chuǎi

A rare Chinese surname, rarely used in daily life.

Zhè这
wèi位
xìng姓
Chuǎi揣
de的
lǎo老
jiàoshòu教
shì授
wǒmen是
xuéxiào我
de们
xuéshù学
dài校
tóurén的
 学
 术
 带
 头
 人
 。

This elderly professor with the surname Chuǎi is the academic leader of our school.