猜cāito guess
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.
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?
How is 猜 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你猜这是什么?
Nǐ cāi zhè shì shénme?
Guess what this is?
- Speaker B:
我猜是书。
Wǒ cāi shì shū.
I guess it's a book.
- Speaker A:
不对,再猜一次!
Bú duì, zài cāi yí cì!
Wrong, guess again!
- Speaker B:
是苹果吗?
Shì píngguǒ ma?
Is it an apple?
- Speaker A:
对了!
Duì le!
Right!
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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.