猜猜

cāicāi

verb #2,066

Meanings

1 take a guess
2 guess (casual/playful)

Characters

to guess (reduplication for casual tone)

Examples

你猜猜这是什么？

Nǐ cāicāi zhè shì shénme?

Guess what this is?

猜猜我今天遇到了谁。

Cāicāi wǒ jīntiān yùdào le shéi.

Guess who I ran into today.

Tips

grammar

Verb reduplication (猜猜 instead of 猜) makes the action sound lighter and more casual, like 'take a guess' vs 'guess.' This pattern works with many monosyllabic verbs: 看看 (take a look), 试试 (give it a try), 想想 (think about it).

Stroke Order

猜 cāi