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推测

tuī cè
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. speculation
  2. 2. to conjecture
  3. 3. to surmise
  4. 4. to speculate

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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确定
què dìng

definite

“推测”表示不确定的猜想，而“确定”表示毫无疑问地肯定。

Related words

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推断
tuī duàn

to infer

“推断”强调通过推理得出结论，而“推测”侧重根据不确定信息猜想。

Synonyms

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猜测
cāi cè

to guess

两者都表示根据已知信息进行推断，但“猜测”更常用于日常推测，“推测”偏正式、逻辑性较强。

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“推测”不能直接带双宾语，不能说“我推测他这个事情”，应为“我推测他知道这件事”。

Formality

多用于书面语或正式场合，口语中常用“猜”或“估计”替代。

Example Sentences

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专家 推测 这个发现可能改变历史。
Experts speculate that this discovery may change history.

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Child Words of 推测

推
tuī

to push

测
cè

to survey