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揣摩 (chuǎi mó): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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揣摩 (chuǎi mó): Guess / Speculate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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揣摩 consists of 2 characters.

to estimate, to guess, to surmise

rub, grind, friction

How to Use 揣摩 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 揣摩 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

chuǎi揣

mó摩

yòng用

yì意

neutral

figure out the intention

chuǎi揣

mó摩

xīn心

si思

neutral

figure out someone's thoughts

Adverb + Verb

fǎn反

fù复

chuǎi揣

mó摩

neutral

ponder repeatedly

Verb + Complementwith不透

chuǎi揣

mó摩

bú不

tòu透

Example Sentences with 揣摩

wǒ我

chuǎi揣

mó摩

tā他

de的

yì意

si思

zǐ仔

xì细

chuǎi揣

mó摩

neutral

ponder carefully

neutral

unable to figure out

。

I try to figure out his meaning.

tā他

zǐ仔

xì细

chuǎi揣

mó摩

zhe着

duì对

fāng方

huà话

lǐ里

de的

yì意

si思

。

He carefully speculated on the meaning behind the other person's words.

tā他

fǎn反

fù复

chuāi揣

mó摩

zhe着

nà那

fú幅

chōu抽

xiàng象

huà画

，

shì试

tú图

lǐ理

jiě解

yì艺

shù术

jiā家

de的

shēn深

yì意

。

He repeatedly speculated on that abstract painting, trying to understand the artist's deeper meaning.

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nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

chuāi揣

mó摩

chū出

tā他

chén沉

mò默

bèi背

hòu后

de的

zhēn真

shí实

xiǎng想

fǎ法

？

Can you guess the real thoughts behind his silence?

tā他

zǐ仔

xì细

chuǎi揣

mó摩

le了

lǎo老

shī师

de的

wǒ我

chuāi揣

mó摩

le了

bàn半

tiān天

，

hái还

shì是

bié别

xiā瞎

chuāi揣

mó摩

le了

，

zhí直

jiē接

qù去

tōng通

guò过

chuǎi揣

mó摩

kè客

hù户

de的

xū需

qiú求

tōng通

guò过

chuāi揣

mó摩

shì市

chǎng场

qū趋

shì势

bìng并

huà话

。

He carefully pondered the teacher's words.

méi

没

gǎo搞

dǒng懂

zhè这

ge个

mí谜

yǔ语

de的

dá答

àn案

。

I speculated for a long time but still couldn't figure out the answer to this riddle.

wèn

问

tā他

běn本

rén人

bú不

jiù就

hǎo好

le了

？

Stop guessing blindly; wouldn't it be better to just go ask him directly?

，

wǒ我

men们

gǎi改

jìn进

le了

chǎn产

pǐn品

shè设

jì计

。

By analyzing customer needs, we improved the product design.

fēn

分

xī析

shù数

jù据

，

tā他

men们

zuò做

chū出

le了

guān关

jiàn键

jué决

cè策

。

By speculating on market trends and analyzing data, they made a crucial decision.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 揣摩.

Words with 揣

揣测chuǎi cè

Words with 摩

按摩àn mó
摩托mó tuō
摩擦mó cā
观摩guān mó
摩托车mó tuō chē