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cāi
verb HSK 5 #514

Meanings

  1. 1 to guess; to speculate
  2. 2 to suspect

Characters

猜
cāi
to guess; to speculate
犭(animal radical) + 青 (green/young) — like an animal sensing something unseen

Examples

你猜猜我今天遇到了谁？
Nǐ cāi cāi wǒ jīntiān yùdào le shéi?
Guess who I ran into today?
我猜他不会来了。
Wǒ cāi tā bú huì lái le.
I guess he won't be coming.
猜对了有奖！
Cāi duì le yǒu jiǎng!
There's a prize for guessing correctly!
你永远猜不到结果。
Nǐ yǒngyuǎn cāi bu dào jiéguǒ.
You'll never guess the result.

Tips

usage
猜猜 (cāi cāi) with reduplication sounds playful and inviting. 猜谜语 (cāi míyǔ) = to guess riddles — a traditional Chinese pastime, especially during 元宵节 (Lantern Festival).

Stroke Order

猜 cāi