推测
Old HSK 6
推测 (tuīcè) · to guess
推测 (tuīcè) means “to guess; to infer; speculation”. It is written with 2 characters: 推 (to push) + 测 (to measure). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 推测 is built
The characters
推 tuī · to push
What 推 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
测 cè · to measure
What 测 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 则zé — rule
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 则 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我推测他今天不会来了。Wǒ tuīcè tā jīntiān bú huì lái le.I guess he won't come today.
这只是你的推测，没有证据。Zhè zhǐshì nǐ de tuīcè, méiyǒu zhèngjù.That's only your guess; there's no proof.
Questions about 推测
What does 推测 mean?
推测 (tuīcè) means “to guess; to infer; speculation”.
How do you pronounce 推测?
推测 is pronounced tuīcè.
Which HSK level is 推测?
推测 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 推动tuīdòngto push forward
- 推广tuīguǎngto promote
- 推进tuījìnto push forward
- 推开tuīkāito push open
- 推迟tuīchíto postpone
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 推辞tuīcíto decline (an offer or invitation)
- 推荐tuījiànto recommend
- 推翻tuīfānto overthrow
- 推理tuīlǐreasoning
Learn 推测 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 183: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.