conjecture; guess; surmise
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to conjecture; to surmise; to guess
neutralOften used for estimating or inferring something that is not directly known, like a person's thoughts or a future outcome.
Wǒ我
chuǎi揣
cè测
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
lí离
kāi开
Běi北
jīng京
le了
。
I surmised that he had already left Beijing.
Tā他
shàn善
yú于
chuǎi揣
cè测
bié别
rén人
de的
xīn心
si思
。
He is good at guessing other people's thoughts.
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Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
wǒ我
de的
gè个
rén人
chuǎi揣
cè测
，
bù不
yī一
dìng定
zhǔn准
què确
。
This is just my personal conjecture; it may not be accurate.
Wǒ我
men们
wú无
fǎ法
chuǎi揣
cè测
wèi未
lái来
de的
jīng经
jì济
zǒu走
shì势
。
We cannot predict the future economic trends.
Tā他
de的
yì意
tú图
hěn很
nán难
chuǎi揣
cè测
。
His intentions are difficult to fathom.