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猜cāito guess

HSK 4word

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猜 (cāi) means "to guess." It appears in 你猜我几岁? (Guess how old I am?) and 我猜他是老师。 (I guess he is a teacher.) When A says 你猜这是什么? (Guess what this is?), B replies 我猜是书。 (I guess it's a book.) A then says 不对,再猜一次! (Wrong, guess again!)

What does 猜 mean?

  1. 1.

    to guessverb

What does the character 猜 mean?

  • 猜to guess

How do you use 猜?

See it in 你猜 and 我猜

What are some examples of 猜 in a sentence?

  1. 你猜我几岁?

    Nǐ cāi wǒ jǐ suì?

    Guess how old I am?

  2. 我猜他是老师。

    Wǒ cāi tā shì lǎoshī.

    I guess he is a teacher.

How is 猜 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你猜这是什么?

    Nǐ cāi zhè shì shénme?

    Guess what this is?

  2. Speaker B:

    我猜是书。

    Wǒ cāi shì shū.

    I guess it's a book.

  3. Speaker A:

    不对,再猜一次!

    Bú duì, zài cāi yí cì!

    Wrong, guess again!

  4. Speaker B:

    是苹果吗?

    Shì píngguǒ ma?

    Is it an apple?

  5. Speaker A:

    对了!

    Duì le!

    Right!

Can you use 猜 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你___我几岁? (Guess how old I am?)
  2. 2.What does 我猜他是老师。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 猜 mean in 再猜一次?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.