HSK 4 · Verbs

估计 gūjì “to estimate” in Chinese

Traditional 估計

What 估计 means

  1. to estimate
  2. to reckon
  3. to assess
  4. to calculate
  5. (coll.) to reckon
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to think (that …)

How to say 估计

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale估gū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale计jì4th tone, falling

估计 in a sentence

  1. 我估计我无法及时赶到。

    Wǒ gūjì wǒ wúfǎ jíshí gǎndào.

    I reckon I won’t be able to get there in time.

    Sentence #7885818 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你估计做那件事需要花费你多少时间呢？

    Nǐ gūjì zuò nà jiàn shì xūyào huāfèi nǐ duōshǎo shíjiān ne?

    How long do you reckon it’ll take you to do that?

    Sentence #8751437 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们估计能在两周内到那个地方。

    Wǒmen gūjì néng zài liǎng zhōu nèi dào nà ge dìfang.

    We reckon we can get there within two weeks.

    Sentence #333304 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 估计 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 估 (gū) with each of its parts in a different colour
估gūto estimate
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 古old · gǔSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 古 (gǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with gū.

The character 计 (jì) with each of its parts in a different colour
计jìto calculate
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 十ten · shíSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 十 (shí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jì.

How to write 估计

估 7 strokes · 计 4 strokes

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估计 (gūjì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 估计 (gūjì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 估计

Words with 估

评估pínggū · to evaluate

Words with 计

计划jìhuà · plan计算jìsuàn · to count会计kuàijì · accountant设计shèjì · to design计较jìjiào · to fuss over共计gòngjì · to total统计tǒngjì · statistics千方百计qiānfāngbǎijì · by every possible means

More words: Common Verbs

改变gǎibiàn · to change赶gǎn · to hurry购物gòuwù · shopping够gòu · enough鼓励gǔlì · to encourage挂guà · to hang (on a hook or wall)广播guǎngbō · broadcast逛guàng · to stroll

FAQs

估计 (gūjì) means “to estimate” or “to reckon”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it gūjì: gū with a 1st tone, then jì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 估计 is written 估計. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 估计 from the suggestions. Typing guji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
估计 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.