How to say “infer” in Chinese
infer, conjecture (from facts)
“Infer” in Chinese is 推测, tuī cè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
推测 is read tuī 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, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 隹 zhuī hints at the sound.
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 “推测”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “infer” in Chinese?
“Infer” in Chinese is 推测, pinyin tuīcè.
What does 推测 mean?
推测 (tuīcè) means “infer, conjecture (from facts)”.
How do you write 推测?
推测 is 2 characters: 推 (tuī) — push; 测 (cè) — measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 推测?
推测 is read tuīcè. Tones: tuī — first tone, cè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“infer” 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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