猜谜

猜謎

cāimí

verb HSK 7-9 #14,397

Meanings

1 to guess a riddle
2 to guess
3 to speculate

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

别让我猜谜了，直接告诉我吧。

Bié ràng wǒ cāimí le, zhíjiē gàosu wǒ ba.

Stop making me guess, just tell me.

HSK 7-9

元宵节的时候大家都喜欢猜谜。

Yuánxiāojié de shíhou dàjiā dōu xǐhuan cāimí.

Everyone likes to guess riddles during the Lantern Festival.

Tips

culture

猜灯谜 (cāi dēngmí, guessing lantern riddles) is a traditional activity during the Lantern Festival (元宵节). Riddles are written on paper lanterns for people to solve.

Stroke Order

猜 cāi

谜 mí