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推测

tuī cè · tui ce

Traditional 推測

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. speculation
  2. to conjecture
  3. to surmise
  4. to speculate
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In a conversation

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What is in the box?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)推测(tuīcè)一下(yīxià)，这个(zhège)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Guess what is in this box.

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)重(zhòng)，我(wǒ)推测(tuīcè)是(shì)书(shū)。

    It is very heavy. I guess it is books.

  3. Liangliang

    不对(bùduì)，它(tā)会(huì)响(xiǎng)，我(wǒ)推测(tuīcè)是(shì)玩具(wánjù)。

    Wrong, it rattles. I guess it is a toy.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)推测(tuīcè)都(dōu)不(bù)一定(yīdìng)对(duì)，打开(dǎkāi)吧(ba)！

    Neither of our guesses is necessarily right. Open it!

  5. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，是(shì)一个(yīgè)闹钟(nàozhōng)，它(tā)在(zài)响(xiǎng)！

    Wow, it is an alarm clock, and it is ringing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

根(gēn)据(jù)这(zhè)些(xiē)线(xiàn)索(suǒ)，警(jǐng)方(fāng)推(tuī)测(cè)他(tā)可(kě)能(néng)已(yǐ)经(jīng)离(lí)开(kāi)了(le)本(běn)市(shì)。

Based on these clues, the police surmise that he may have already left the city.

02

这(zhè)只(zhǐ)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)推(tuī)测(cè)，不(bù)一(yí)定(dìng)准(zhǔn)确(què)。

This is just my speculation; it may not be accurate.

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