揣摩

chuǎimó

verb HSK 7-9 #29,555

Meanings

演员需要仔细揣摩角色的内心世界。

Yǎnyuán xūyào zǐxì chuǎimó juésè de nèixīn shìjiè.

Actors need to carefully analyze the inner world of their characters.

他花了很长时间揣摩这句话的意思。

Tā huā le hěn cháng shíjiān chuǎimó zhè jù huà de yìsi.

He spent a long time trying to figure out the meaning of this sentence.

usage

揣摩 implies deeper, more careful analysis than 揣测. It suggests spending time and effort to understand something, rather than making a quick guess.

揣 chuāi

摩 mó