estimate; conjecture; speculate
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to estimate; to conjecture; to guess
literaryA formal or literary verb that involves reasoning based on evidence or observation. It implies a careful, thoughtful guess.
Wǒ我
chuǎi揣
duó度
tā他
cǐ此
kè刻
de的
xīn心
qíng情
yī一
dìng定
hěn很
fù复
zá杂
。
I speculate that his mood at this moment must be very complicated.
Tā他
zǐ仔
xì细
chuǎi揣
duó度
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
yì意
tú图
，
cái才
zuò做
chū出
jué决
dìng定
。
He carefully gauged the other party's intentions before making a decision.
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Shèng圣
rén人
zhī之
yì意
，
nán难
yǐ以
chuǎi揣
duó度
。
The intentions of a sage are hard to fathom.
Tā他
chén沉
mò默
bù不
yǔ语
，
wǒ我
men们
wú无
cóng从
chuǎi揣
duó度
tā他
de的
zhēn真
shí实
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
He remained silent, so we had no way of guessing his real thoughts.
Chuǎi揣
duó度
rén人
xīn心
，
shì是
yī一
mén门
gāo高
shēn深
de的
xué学
wèn问
。
Reading people's minds is a profound study.