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推论 tuīlùn “inference” in Chinese

Traditional 推論

What 推论 means

  1. inference
  2. deduction
  3. to infer
  4. corollary
  5. reasoned conclusion

How to say 推论

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale推tuī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale论lùn4th tone, falling

推论 in a sentence

  1. 从这些数据，我们可以得出一个推论。

    Cóng zhèxiē shùjù, wǒmen kěyǐ déchū yí ge tuīlùn.

    From these figures, we can draw a conclusion.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 你的推论没有根据。

    Nǐ de tuīlùn méiyǒu gēnjù.

    Your inference has no basis.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 推论 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 推 (tuī) with each of its parts in a different colour
推tuīto push
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 隹short-tailed bird · zhuīSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 隹 (zhuī) hints at the sound. Compare it with tuī.

The character 论 (lùn) with each of its parts in a different colour
论lùnopinion
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yán
  • 仑logical reasons · lún

How to write 推论

推 11 strokes · 论 6 strokes

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

Words related to 推论

Words with 推

推tuī · to push推迟tuīchí · to postpone推辞tuīcí · to decline (an offer or invitation)推荐tuījiàn · to recommend推广tuīguǎng · to promote推测tuīcè · to speculate推翻tuīfān · to overthrow推销tuīxiāo · to promote推理tuīlǐ · reasoning

Words with 论

讨论tǎolùn · to discuss无论wúlùn · no matter what or how辩论biànlùn · debate议论yìlùn · to comment争论zhēnglùn · to argue论文lùnwén · paper理论lǐlùn · theory结论jiélùn · conclusion论证lùnzhèng · to prove评论pínglùn · to comment on

More words: Ideas & Concepts

条理tiáolǐ · order体系tǐxì · system统筹兼顾tǒngchóujiāngù · to plan as a whole and consider all aspects推理tuīlǐ · reasoning途径tújìng · way突破tūpò · to break through外界wàijiè · the outside world危机wēijī · crisis

FAQs

推论 (tuīlùn) means “inference” or “deduction”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tuīlùn: tuī with a 1st tone, then lùn 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, 推论 is written 推論. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tuilun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 推论 from the suggestions. Typing tuilun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
推论 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.