Chinese Word: 猜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

猜HSK 4

Pinyin: cāi

English Definition: to guess

Chinese Definition:
①推测，推想：猜测。猜断。猜透。猜中(zhòng)。猜想。猜度。
②疑心，嫌疑：猜疑。猜忌。猜嫌。猜拳(饮酒时助兴的游戏。亦称“划拳”)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic:青 indicates the sound; 犭 (dog) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 犭 [ quǎn ] dog
- 青 [ qīng ] nature's color; blue, green, black; young

Similar Characters: 清晴睛蜻情倩狺

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猜想HSK 4	cāi xiǎng	to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; to suspect
猜测	cāi cè	to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
猜疑	cāi yí	to suspect; to have misgivings; suspicious; misgivings
竞猜	jìng cāi	to try to answer a question (in a quiz, guessing game, riddle etc); quiz game
猜忌	cāi jì	to be suspicious and jealous of

1		wǒ 我 guǒ rán 果然 cāi zhòng 猜中 le 了 tā 他 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 I guessed his thoughts correctly as expected.
2		wǒ 我 cāi 猜 zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 bù 不 róng yì 容易 huí dá 回答。 I guess this question is not easy to answer.
3		wǒ men 我们 wú fǎ 无法 cāi cè 猜测 míng tiān 明天 de 的 tiān qì 天气。 We cannot forecast tomorrow's weather.
4		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 cāi cè 猜测 tā 他 wèi shén me 为什么 lí kāi 离开 gōng sī 公司。 I don't want to guess why he left the company.
5		wǒ 我 cāi cè 猜测 tā 她 yǐ jīng 已经 zhī dào 知道 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 mì mì 秘密。 I speculate that she already knows my secret.

1		wǒ 我 guǒ rán 果然 cāi zhòng 猜中 le 了 tā 他 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 I guessed his thoughts correctly as expected.
2		wǒ 我 cāi 猜 zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 bù 不 róng yì 容易 huí dá 回答。 I guess this question is not easy to answer.
3		wǒ men 我们 wú fǎ 无法 cāi cè 猜测 míng tiān 明天 de 的 tiān qì 天气。 We cannot forecast tomorrow's weather.
4		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 cāi cè 猜测 tā 他 wèi shén me 为什么 lí kāi 离开 gōng sī 公司。 I don't want to guess why he left the company.
5		wǒ 我 cāi cè 猜测 tā 她 yǐ jīng 已经 zhī dào 知道 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 mì mì 秘密。 I speculate that she already knows my secret.