估计
gūjìTraditional: 估計
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Translation
to estimate, to reckon, to suppose, estimate
Word origin
A compound of 估 (gū, to appraise, itself 亻person plus 古 phonetic) and 计 (jì, to calculate), meaning to reckon or appraise a value.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 估 (gū, to appraise) + 计 (jì, to calculate)
Stroke order
估
计
Examples
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I reckon he will not be coming today.
，百。
It is estimated that a hundred people will attend.
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Can you estimate how much money it will need?
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This estimate is far too optimistic.
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We misjudged the time.
估计 (gū jì) means to estimate or reckon, both as a verb and as a noun for the estimate itself. In speech it often softens a claim into a guess, much like English "I reckon".
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