揣 chuāi
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 耑 specialized
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
揣摩
chuǎimó
to try to figure out; to ponder carefully
Characters in this word
摩 mó
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 翻译经典作品时，译者必须反复揣摩原作者的语气和时代背景。 Fānyì jīngdiǎn zuòpǐn shí, yìzhě bìxū fǎnfù chuǎimó yuán zuòzhě de yǔqì hé shídài bèijǐng. When translating classic works, the translator must repeatedly ponder the original author's tone and historical context.
- 演员要认真揣摩角色的心情，才能演得真实。 Yǎnyuán yào rènzhēn chuǎimó juésè de xīnqíng, cái néng yǎn de zhēnshí. An actor must carefully study a character's feelings in order to play the role convincingly.
- 我揣摩了半天老板那句话的意思，还是没明白。 Wǒ chuǎimó le bàntiān lǎobǎn nà jù huà de yìsi, háishi méi míngbai. I pondered for ages what my boss's remark meant, and still did not understand.
Related words
- 揣 chuāi to tuck; to carry in one’s clothes
- 揣测 chuǎicè to conjecture; to speculate
- 按摩 ànmó massage; to massage
- 摩擦 mócā friction; rubbing
- 摩托 mótuō motorcycle
- 摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle
- 观摩 guānmó to observe and study; to watch for learning
- 不以为然 bùyǐwéirán to dismiss; to disapprove; to think otherwise
- 博弈 bóyì strategic game; strategic interaction
- 涵盖 hángài to cover; to encompass
- 归于 guīyú to attribute to; to return to
- 归结 guījié to attribute to; to sum up as