猜想

cāixiǎng

verb HSK 7-9 #6,163

Meanings

1 to guess
2 to conjecture
3 to suppose

Characters

to think; to suppose

Examples

我猜想他不会来了。

Wǒ cāixiǎng tā búhuì lái le.

I suppose he won't come.

科学家对宇宙的起源有很多猜想。

Kēxuéjiā duì yǔzhòu de qǐyuán yǒu hěnduō cāixiǎng.

Scientists have many conjectures about the origin of the universe.

别猜想了，直接问他吧。

Bié cāixiǎng le, zhíjiē wèn tā ba.

Stop guessing and just ask him.

Tips

usage

猜想 can function as both a verb (to guess/conjecture) and a noun (a conjecture). 猜测 is similar but more neutral; 猜想 often implies a degree of reasoning behind the guess.

Stroke Order

猜 cāi

想 xiǎng