presumably; suppose
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to think (that); presumably; to suppose
Used to indicate that a statement is based on speculation or conjecture rather than certain knowledge, often serving to soften the assertion.
Cóng从
zhè这
lǐ里
xiū修
hán涵
dòng洞
xiǎng想
lái来
shì是
kě可
xíng行
de的
。
Building a culvert from here should be feasible, I suppose.
Tā他
xiǎng想
lái来
shì是
bù不
huì会
lái来
le了
。
He presumably won't be coming.
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Zhè这
shì事
xiǎng想
lái来
méi没
nà那
me么
jiǎn简
dān单
。
This matter is presumably not that simple.
Xiǎng想
lái来
nǐ你
yǐ已
jīng经
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
le了
。
I suppose you already know this news.