conjecture; guess; speculate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to conjecture; to guess; to speculate
Used to describe making an educated guess or inference about something that is not directly known, often involving thinking about someone's motives or future events. It implies a degree of careful thought or pondering, more deliberate than a casual guess.
Tā他
xīn心
lǐ里
chuǎi揣
xiǎng想
zhe着
jiū究
jìng竟
shén什
me么
yuán原
yīn因
shǐ使
tā她
shēng生
qì气
。
He was speculating in his heart about what exactly made her angry.
Wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
chuǎi揣
xiǎng想
zhè这
ge个
shén神
mì秘
rén人
wù物
de的
zhēn真
shí实
yì意
tú图
。
We can only guess at the true intentions of this mysterious figure.
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Bié别
hú胡
luàn乱
chuǎi揣
xiǎng想
le了
，
zhí直
jiē接
qù去
wèn问
tā她
ba吧
。
Don't speculate wildly; just go ask her directly.
Kàn看
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
de的
dà大
yǔ雨
，
wǒ我
bù不
jīn禁
chuǎi揣
xiǎng想
qǐ起
míng明
tiān天
de的
xíng行
chéng程
shì是
fǒu否
huì会
qǔ取
xiāo消
。
Watching the heavy rain outside the window, I couldn't help but speculate whether tomorrow's trip would be canceled.