估计

• 拼音: gū jì
• 汉字拆解: 估 = to estimate/assess; 计 = to calculate

含义

To estimate; to reckon; estimation. Making an approximate judgment.

Used for making educated guesses about quantities, situations, or outcomes based on available information. Can be used as a verb or noun. Often implies uncertainty or approximation.

例句

1. 我估计今天的会议要开到很晚。
2. 根据初步估计，损失超过百万。
3. 他估计自己能在一小时内完成。

用法指南

语境: planning, analysis, everyday conversation

语气: speculative

正确说法

• 你估计他什么时候到？(When do you estimate he'll arrive?)
• 费用估计要五千块。(The cost is estimated to be around five thousand yuan.)

错误说法

• 我确定地估计 (估计 inherently implies uncertainty — don't use it with words expressing certainty)

起源与历史

Compound of 估 (to estimate, assess) + 计 (to calculate), meaning to calculate approximately.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal