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推断

tuī duàn · tui duan

Traditional 推斷

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to infer
  2. to deduce
  3. to predict
  4. to extrapolate
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Two warm cups

  1. Dengdeng

    桌上(zhuōshàng)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)杯子(bēizi)，我(wǒ)推断(tuīduàn)刚才(gāngcái)有人(yǒurén)来过(láiguò)。

    There are two cups on the table. I infer someone was here just now.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)推断(tuīduàn)的(de)？

    How did you infer that?

  3. Dengdeng

    两个(liǎnggè)杯子(bēizi)都(dōu)是(shì)热(rè)的(de)，所以(suǒyǐ)人(rén)还(hái)没(méi)走远(zǒuyuǎn)。

    Both cups are warm, so the person has not gone far.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)推断(tuīduàn)错(cuò)了(le)，那(nà)两杯(liǎngbēi)都(dōu)是(shì)我的(wǒde)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)去(qù)洗手间(xǐshǒujiān)。

    You inferred wrong. Both cups are mine. I just went to the restroom.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

根(gēn)据(jù)这(zhè)些(xiē)线(xiàn)索(suǒ)，我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)推(tuī)断(duàn)出(chū)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

Based on these clues, we can infer the truth.

02

从(cóng)脚(jiǎo)印(yìn)的(de)大(dà)小(xiǎo)，他(tā)推(tuī)断(duàn)出(chū)那(nà)个(gè)人(rén)的(de)身(shēn)高(gāo)。

From the size of the footprints, he deduced that person's height.

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