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估计

gū jì · gu ji

Traditional 估計

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to estimate; to assess; to calculate
  2. (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
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Will the tickets be sold out?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)估计(gūjì)我们(wǒmen)几点(jǐdiǎn)能(néng)到(dào)？

    What time do you reckon we'll arrive?

  2. Liangliang

    估计(gūjì)七点(qīdiǎn)吧(ba)，路上(lùshang)可能(kěnéng)堵车(dǔchē)。

    Around seven, I reckon. There may be traffic.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)买票(mǎipiào)。

    Then I'll go buy tickets first.

  4. Liangliang

    估计(gūjì)票(piào)已经(yǐjīng)卖(mài)完(wán)了(le)。

    I reckon the tickets are already sold out.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    How do you know?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)估计(gūjì)的(de)，其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。

    I just guessed. Actually I don't know either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)估(gū)计(jì)做(zuò)那(nà)件(jiàn)事(shì)需(xū)要(yào)花(huā)费(fèi)你(nǐ)多(duō)少(shǎo)时(shí)间(jiān)呢(ne)？

How much time do you estimate it'll take you to do that?

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

根(gēn)据(jù)我(wǒ)的(de)估(gū)计(jì)，她(tā)现(xiàn)在(zài)应(yīng)该(gāi)在(zài)印(yìn)度(dù)了(le)。

According to my calculation, she should be in India by now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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