---
title: "Tuice Meaning: 推测 (tuīcè) Means “to speculate”"
description: "推测 (traditional 推測, tuīcè) means “to speculate; to infer; conjecture”. Hear its tones, see what 推 and 测 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuice"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 推测 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

推测 tuīcè

## to speculate; to infer; conjecture

## Its characters

1. 推 tuī to deduce
2. 测 cè to measure

## In a sentence

我推测他今天不会来。 I guess he won't come today.

当然，这只是学者的一种**推测**，至今仍有不同的看法。

From [胡同是什么？ · What is a Beijing hutong?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-a-beijing-hutong#library-word-263-265)

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## More words with 推 or 测

- [猜测 cāicè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caice)
- [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)
- [推迟 tuīchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuichi)
- [推出 tuīchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuichu)
- [推动 tuīdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuidong)

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