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你猜猜看他是谁？
nǐ cāi cāi kàn tā shì shuí?
Guess who he is?
我猜他明天会来。
wǒ cāi tā míngtiān huì lái.
I guess he will come tomorrow.
你猜对了。
nǐ cāi duìle.
You guessed it.
肯定 (kěndìng)
affirm
确定 (quèdìng)
confirm
The Chinese character 猜 (cāi) for "guess" is composed of two parts: 采 (cǎi) and 貝 (bèi). 采 originally meant "to pick" or "to gather", and 貝 was an ancient currency. Together, they form the character 猜, which originally meant "to use money to buy something". Over time, the meaning of 猜 evolved to include the idea of "guessing" or "making a conjecture", as it involves making a judgment based on limited information, similar to making a purchase decision with limited knowledge about the product. This character is commonly used in words related to guessing, such as 猜测 (cāicè, "to guess"), 猜想 (cāixiǎng, "to conjecture"), and 猜谜 (cāimí, "to solve a riddle").
