Writing
猜测 (cāi cè) — how to say "guess" in Chinese
猜测
Guess, conjecture
verb
Character composition
猜
to guess
测
to measure, to estimate
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
犬
Dog
#94 · quǎn · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
一种猜测
yī zhǒng cāi cè
a kind of guess
做出猜测
zuò chū cāi cè
make a guess
Examples
他的猜测完全正确。
His guess was completely correct.
这只是猜测。
This is just a guess.
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Frequently asked questions
Guess meaning in Chinese
"guess" in Chinese is 猜测 (cāi cè).
猜测 meaning in English
猜测 (cāi cè) means "Guess, conjecture".
Guess in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced cāi cè (written as cai ce, caice). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Guess in Chinese character
It is written 猜测: 猜 has 11 strokes, 测 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 猜测?
猜测 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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