猜想

cāixiǎng
verb HSK 7-9 #6,163

Meanings

  1. 1 to guess
  2. 2 to conjecture
  3. 3 to suppose

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ cāixiǎng tā búhuì lái le.
I suppose he won't come.
HSK 2
Bié cāixiǎng le, zhíjiē wèn tā ba.
Stop guessing and just ask him.
HSK 7-9
Kēxuéjiā duì yǔzhòu de qǐyuán yǒu hěnduō cāixiǎng.
Scientists have many conjectures about the origin of the universe.

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

cāi
xiǎng