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猜想
(cāi xiǎng): Speculate / guess (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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Character Breakdown
猜 • cāi • guess • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
cāi
猜
guess
想 • xiǎng • to want; to think • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xiǎng
想
to want; to think
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 猜想.
Words with
猜
猜测
cāi cè
to guess
猜中
cāi zhòng
to guess correctly
猜猜
cāi cai
guess (imperative or reduplicated form)
猜疑
cāi yí
to suspect; suspicion
猜谜
cāi mí
to answer a riddle
瞎猜
xiā cāi
to guess blindly; to make a wild guess
两小无猜
liǎng xiǎo wú cāi
innocent childhood intimacy between a boy and a girl, free from romantic or selfish motives
Words with
想
想法
xiǎng fǎ
way of thinking; opinion; notion
理想
lǐ xiǎng
ideal; ambition
幻想
huàn xiǎng
illusion; fantasy; figment of one's imagination
思想
sī xiǎng
thought; idea
想念
xiǎng niàn
long to see again; miss
想象
xiǎng xiàng
imagine; think; visualize
感想
gǎn xiǎng
impression; reflection; thought
梦想
mèng xiǎng
hope vainly; pipe dream
4.
How to Use 猜想 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
种
yī
一
zhǒng
种
cāi
猜
xiǎng
想
neutral
a kind of conjecture
Verb + Object
with
证实
zhèng
证
shí
实
cāi
猜
xiǎng
想
Adverb + Verb
with
大胆
dà
大
dǎn
胆
cāi
猜
xiǎng
想
Adjective + Noun
with
科学
kē
科
xué
学
cāi
猜
xiǎng
想
5.
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.
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.
