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猜

cāi · cai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to guess
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Guess what's in my hand

  1. Dengdeng

    猜猜(cāicāi)我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)！

    Guess what I have in my hand!

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)一块(yīkuài)石头(shítou)？

    A stone?

  3. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)。再(zài)猜(cāi)。

    No. Guess again.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)猜(cāi)，你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)什么(shénme)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。

    I guess you have nothing in your hand.

  5. Dengdeng

    猜对(cāiduì)了(le)！其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)拿(ná)。

    You guessed right! Actually I forgot to bring it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)们(men)能(néng)猜(cāi)到(dào)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)吗(ma)？

Can you guess what I have?

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

02

你(nǐ)猜(cāi)他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)会(huì)不(bu)会(huì)来(lái)？

Can you guess whether he will come today?

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