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咕叽

Word · VerbTraditional估

estimate; guess; appraise

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to estimate; to appraise; to reckon

Often used for evaluating quantity, price, or value.

Nǐ你
gū估
yī一
xià下
zhè这
xiāng箱
píng苹
guǒ果
yǒu有
duō多
zhòng重
 。

Please estimate how heavy this box of apples is.

Zhuān专
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
píng评
gū估
zhè这
kuài块
tǔ土
dì地
de的
jià价
zhí值
 。

Experts are appraising the value of this land.

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

I reckon he'll arrive in the afternoon.

2.

verb

to be used as a variant of the onomatopoeic '咕唧' (gūjī); to make a squishing or bubbling sound

literary

This is a variant usage for the onomatopoeia, primarily in written form to represent squishing sounds.

Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
ní泥
dì地
 ,
jiǎo脚
cǎi踩
shàng上
qù去
gū估
jī唧
zuò作
xiǎng响
 。

After the rain, the muddy ground squelched when stepped on.

Quán泉
shuǐ水
gū估
gū估
dì地
liú流
zhe着
 。

The spring water gurgled as it flowed.