猜想

• Pinyin: cāi xiǎng
• Desglose de hanzi: 猜 = to guess; 想 = 相 (mutual/appearance) + 心 (heart), meaning to think

Significado

Conjeturar; suponer; hacer una conjetura con cierta base.

Can be used both as a verb (to conjecture) and as a noun (a conjecture). In academic contexts, refers to hypotheses or conjectures (如哥德巴赫猜想). More thoughtful than 猜测, implying some reasoning behind the guess.

Ejemplos

1. 我猜想他可能是因为工作太忙才没来。
2. 科学家提出了一个大胆的猜想，但还需要验证。
3. 不要随意猜想别人的动机。

Guía de uso

Contexto: speculation, academic, everyday

Tono: tentative

Correcto

• 我猜想事情没那么简单。(I suspect things aren't that simple.)
• 这只是一个猜想。(This is just a conjecture.)

Incorrecto

• 我猜想明天会下雨。(For weather predictions, use 估计 or 觉得 — 猜想 implies deeper speculation)

Origen e historia

猜 (to guess) + 想 (to think). A compound suggesting guessing combined with thinking or imagining.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal