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Estimate in Chinese

to estimate · HSK 4

估计 gū jì

  1. 估 gū to estimate
  2. 计 jì to count

你估计一下,这些东西有多重? Make a guess: how heavy are these things?

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How do you say estimate in Chinese?

Estimate in Chinese is 估计 (gū jì). You can also say 预计 (yù jì), 度 (duó).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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