揣摩 chuǎimó to analyze
to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom
How to remember 揣摩: 揣 to stow in one's clothes + 摩 to scour = to analyze.
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How it is used
- To try to fathom someone's meaning or intent by pondering - 揣摩他的心思 (chuǎimó tā de xīnsī) try to read his mind.
- Note the reading: 揣 is chuǎi. It's careful, sustained figuring-out - reading between the lines of what someone means or wants.