推测

推測
tuī cè
HSK 6
speculation, to conjecture
verb

Example Sentences

他推测明天会下雨。
tā tuīcè míngtiān huì xiàyǔ 。
He speculates that it will rain tomorrow.
我们只能推测原因。
wǒmen zhǐnéng tuīcè yuányīn 。
We can only speculate about the reason.
科学家推测宇宙的起源。
kēxué jiā tuīcè yǔzhòu de qǐyuán 。
Scientists speculate about the origin of the universe.

Individual Characters

HSK 4
推tuī
to push, to cut, to refuse
测cè
survey, fathom, measure, conjecture

Words with similar meanings

推断tuīduàn
infer
推断 is used more in a logical reasoning or deduction context.
猜测cāicè
guess
猜测 implies a more casual or random guessing compared to the more reasoned推测.

Words Starting With 推

推迟tuī chí
to postpone; to put off; to defer
推广tuī guǎng
to extend; to spread; to popularize
推荐tuī jiàn
to recommend; recommendation
推辞tuī cí
"to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)"
推理tuī lǐ
reasoning; speculative; inference

Words Ending With 测

探测tàn cè
to probe; to take readings; to explore; exploration

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