瞎猜

xiācāi

verb #18,598

Meanings

1 to make a wild guess
2 to guess blindly

Characters

blind; blindly; recklessly

Examples

HSK 2

我不知道，只能瞎猜。

Wǒ bù zhīdào, zhǐnéng xiācāi.

I don't know, I can only take a blind guess.

HSK 4

你别瞎猜了，答案我来告诉你。

Nǐ bié xiācāi le, dá'àn wǒ lái gàosu nǐ.

Stop guessing wildly - I'll tell you the answer.

Tips

memory

瞎 (blind) + 猜 (guess) - guessing as if you're blind, i.e. a wild guess with no basis.

Stroke Order

瞎 xiā

猜 cāi