conjecture; guess; speculate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to conjecture; to guess; to speculate
formalOften implies making assumptions without sufficient evidence. Used in formal or literary contexts.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
kě可
píng凭
kōng空
xuán悬
chuǎi揣
。
We cannot make groundless conjectures.
Tā他
de的
zhēn真
shí实
yì意
tú图
lìng令
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
xuán悬
chuǎi揣
。
His true intentions are difficult to speculate about.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
bù不
néng能
xuán悬
chuǎi揣
，
dé得
chá查
qīng清
chu楚
。
We can't just guess about this kind of matter; we must investigate clearly.