推
测

Speculation in Chinese: 推测 (tuī cè)

tuī cè

speculation

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 推測1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1speculation
  2. 2to conjecture
  3. 3to surmise
  4. 4to speculate

Stroke order

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推
测

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ㄊㄨㄟ

tuī

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄘㄜˋ

cè

ㄘ/ cㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

推测

Simplified

推測

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们只能推测他离开的原因。

    wǒ men zhǐ néng tuī cè tā lí kāi de yuán yīn。

    We can only speculate about the reason he left.

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Related words

推

tuī

to push

测

cè

to survey

推迟

tuī chí

to postpone

测验

cè yàn

test

推辞

tuī cí

to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)

推广

tuī guǎng

to extend

推荐

tuī jiàn

to recommend

推动

tuī dòng

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan)

推进

tuī jìn

to impel

推开

tuī kāi

to push open (a gate etc)

测量

cè liáng

survey

测试

cè shì

to test (machinery etc)

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