How to say “guess” in Chinese
guess, speculate
“Guess” in Chinese is 猜测, cāi cè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
猜测 is read cāi cè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: the first meaning is to measure depth. On the right, 则 zé — as in 厕 cè.
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 “猜测”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 猜测. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
More words from the lesson “Guesses and misunderstandings”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “guess” in Chinese?
“Guess” in Chinese is 猜测, pinyin cāicè.
What does 猜测 mean?
猜测 (cāicè) means “guess, speculate”.
How do you write 猜测?
猜测 is 2 characters: 猜 (cāi) — guess; 测 (cè) — measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 猜测?
猜测 is read cāicè. Tones: cāi — first tone, cè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“guess” in the lesson “Guesses and misunderstandings”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. 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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