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猜想

猜想 (cāi xiǎng): Speculate / guess (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

猜想 consists of 2 characters.

to want; to think

Word Info

Pinyincāi xiǎng

Meaningspeculate / guess

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word猜想

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3.

How to Use 猜想 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith种

yī一

zhǒng种

cāi猜

xiǎng想

neutral

a kind of conjecture

Verb + Objectwith证实

zhèng证

shí实

cāi猜

xiǎng想

Adverb + Verbwith大胆

dà大

dǎn胆

cāi猜

xiǎng想

Adjective + Nounwith科学

kē科

xué学

cāi猜

xiǎng想

4.

Example Sentences with 猜想

wǒ我

cāi猜

xiǎng想

tā他

huì会

lái来

。

neutral

confirm a conjecture

neutral

bold conjecture

formal

Written

scientific hypothesis

I guess he will come.

kē科

xué学

jiā家

men们

zhǐ只

néng能

gēn根

jù据

xiàn现

yǒu有

shù数

jù据

lái来

cāi猜

xiǎng想

yǔ宇

zhòu宙

de的

qǐ起

yuán源

。

Scientists can only speculate about the origin of the universe based on existing data.

wǒ我

cāi猜

xiǎng想

，

tā他

chí迟

chí迟

wèi未

guī归

，

huò或

xǔ许

shì是

yù遇

dào到

le了

shén什

me么

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

shì事

qíng情

。

I guess that his delayed return might be due to encountering some tricky situation.

jī基

yú于

xiàn现

yǒu有

shù数

jù据

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

néng能

chū初

bù步

cāi猜

xiǎng想

jīng经

jì济

fù复

sū苏

de的

qū趋

shì势

。

Based on the available data, we can only make a preliminary speculation about the trend of economic recovery.

tā她

cāi猜

xiǎng想

míng明

tiān天

huì会

xià下

yǔ雨

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

dài带

le了

sǎn伞

。

She guessed it would rain tomorrow, so she brought an umbrella.

nǐ你

cāi猜

xiǎng想

，

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

mí谜

tí题

bèi背

hòu后

jiū究

jìng竟

yǐn隐

cáng藏

zhe着

shén什

me么

shēn深

yì意

？

What do you guess is the profound meaning hidden behind this complex puzzle?

méi没

yǒu有

rèn任

hé何

zhèng证

jù据

zhī支

chí持

，

wǒ我

men们

bù不

néng能

píng凭

kōng空

cāi猜

xiǎng想

tā他

de的

dòng动

jī机

。

Without any supporting evidence, we cannot speculate about his motives out of thin air.

gēn根

jù据

zhè这

xiē些

xiàn线

suǒ索

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

cāi猜

xiǎng想

xiōng凶

shǒu手

kě可

néng能

shì是

tā他

de的

shú熟

rén人

。

Based on these clues, we can speculate that the murderer might be someone he knows.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

yǎn掩

shì饰

，

dàn但

wǒ我

cāi猜

xiǎng想

tā他

nèi内

xīn心

qí其

shí实

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

máo矛

dùn盾

yǔ与

bù不

ān安

。

Although he tried to conceal it, I speculate that his heart is actually filled with contradictions and unease.

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