推
测

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The word 推测 is formed by combining the character 推, meaning to push or infer, with 测, meaning to measure or estimate. The combination merges the action of deductive reasoning from 推 with the action of gauging or assessing from 测, resulting in a term that means to infer or speculate.

Example Sentences Hide

我推测今天会下雨。

Wǒ tuīcè jīntiān huì xià yǔ.

I speculate that it will rain today.

根据天气图，我们推测明日晴转多云。

Gēnjù tiānqì tú, wǒmen tuīcè míngrì qíng zhuǎn duōyún.

Based on the weather map, we speculate that it will be sunny turning cloudy tomorrow.

从这些迹象，我可以推测他已知情。

Cóng zhèxiē jìxiàng, wǒ kěyǐ tuīcè tā yǐ zhīqíng.

From these signs, I can infer that he already knows about it.

通过分析化石记录，古生物学家推测恐龙的灭绝时间。

Tōngguò fēnxī huàshí jìlù, gǔshēngwù xuéjiā tuīcè kǒnglóng de mièjué shíjiān.

By analyzing fossil records, paleontologists speculate about the extinction time of dinosaurs.

尽管数据不完全，但经济学家仍能推测出未来几年的经济增长趋势。

Jǐnguǎn shùjù bù wánquán, dàn jīngjì xuéjiā réng néng tuīcè chū wèilái jǐ nián de jīngjì zēngzhǎng qūshì.

Despite incomplete data, economists can still speculate on the economic growth trends for the coming years.

Word Definition - 推测

tuī cè speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate

Individual Character Details

推 tuī
测 cè