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title: "Caice Meaning: 猜测 (cāicè) Means “to guess”"
description: "猜测 (traditional 猜測, cāicè) means “to guess; to speculate; guess; speculation”. Hear its tones, see what 猜 and 测 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caice"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 猜测 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

猜测 cāicè

## to guess; to speculate; guess; speculation

## Its characters

1. 猜 cāi to guess
2. 测 cè to guess

## In a sentence

我猜测他今天不会来了。 I guess he won't come today.

[More about 猜测](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8C%9C%E6%B5%8B)

## More words with 猜 or 测

- [测量 cèliáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/celiang)
- [测试 cèshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ceshi)
- [测算 cèsuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cesuan)
- [观测 guāncè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guance)
- [检测 jiǎncè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiance)
- [探测 tàncè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tance)
- [推测 tuīcè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuice)
- [预测 yùcè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuce)

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