猜中

cāizhòng

verb #15,812

Meanings

1 to guess correctly
2 to figure out the right answer

Characters

to hit; to be struck by

Examples

你猜中了，答案就是三。

Nǐ cāi zhòng le, dá'àn jiùshì sān.

You guessed right — the answer is three.

没有人猜中彩票号码。

Méiyǒu rén cāi zhòng cǎipiào hàomǎ.

Nobody guessed the lottery numbers correctly.

Tips

grammar

中 (zhòng) is a result complement meaning 'to hit the mark.' Compare: 猜中 (guess correctly), 打中 (hit the target), 选中 (select successfully).

Stroke Order

猜 cāi

中 zhōng