猜测 cāicè to guess
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
How to remember 猜测: 猜 to guess + 测 to survey = to guess.
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How it is used
- To guess/conjecture/surmise - 胡乱猜测 (húluàn cāicè) guess wildly, 引起猜测 (yǐnqǐ cāicè) give rise to speculation.
- Both verb and noun; reasoned or idle guessing about something uncertain.
- Contrast 推测 (tuīcè, infer from evidence, more reasoned); 猜测 can be more speculative/uncertain. 猜 (cāi) alone is more casual.