推算

• Pinyin: tuī suàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 推 = 扌 (hand) + 隹 (bird, phonetic); 算 = 竹 (bamboo) + 目 (eye) + 廾 (two hands) — originally an abacus

Significado

calcular; estimar por deducción

Used when a value cannot be directly measured but must be derived through calculation or inference. Common in astronomy (calculating celestial events), history (reckoning past dates), finance (projecting figures), and forensics (estimating times). Implies a systematic, evidence-based estimation process.

Ejemplos

1. 天文学家精确推算出下一次日全食将在2035年出现。
2. 考古学家通过碳14检测推算出这件文物距今约三千年。
3. 按目前增长速度推算，五年内用户量将突破一亿。

Guía de uso

Contexto: scientific, historical, financial, forensic

Tono: analytical

Correcto

• 根据现有数据可以推算出大概的完工日期。(Based on available data, we can calculate an approximate completion date.)
• 专家从地层特征推算出这次地震的震级。(Experts calculated the earthquake's magnitude from the geological strata characteristics.)

Incorrecto

• 用'推算'代替精确的实测结果 (推算 implies estimation through reasoning, not direct measurement — don't conflate with 测量)

Origen e historia

Compound of 推 (extend, derive) + 算 (calculate, count). Together convey 'deriving a figure through calculation.'

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal