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估摸

Word · VerbTraditional估

estimate; guess

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to estimate; to guess; to reckon

informal

Informal spoken term, often combined with '摸' as '估摸' to soften the tone.

Wǒ我
gū估
mo摸
zhe着
tā他
xià下
wǔ午
sān三
diǎn点
néng能
dào到
 。

I estimate he'll arrive at three in the afternoon.

Nǐ你
gū估
gu估
kan看
 ,
zhè这
dài袋
mǐ米
yǒu有
duō多
zhòng重
 ?

Take a guess, how heavy is this bag of rice?

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Tā他
gū估
le了
gè个
jià价
 ,
jué觉
de得
tài太
guì贵
le了
 。

He made an estimate and thought it was too expensive.