How to say “guess” in Chinese
guess
“Guess” in Chinese is 猜, cāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
猜 is read cāi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “猜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 猜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 哈哈我猜对了hāhā,wǒcāiduìleHa-ha, I guessed right!
- 这只是我的猜测，没有证据。zhèzhǐshìwǒdecāicè,méiyǒuzhèngjùThis is just my guess, there's no evidence.
- 不要随便猜测别人的想法búyàosuíbiàncāicèbiéréndexiǎngfǎDon't just guess at what other people think.
- 我猜了三次都没猜中2wǒcāilesāncìdōuméicāizhòngI guessed three times and never got it right.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Congratulations and jokes”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “guess” in Chinese?
“Guess” in Chinese is 猜, pinyin cāi.
What does 猜 mean?
猜 (cāi) means “guess”.
How do you write 猜?
猜 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 猜?
猜 is read cāi. Tones: cāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“guess” in the lesson “Congratulations and jokes”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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