猜猜 (cāi cāi) — to have a guess (casual reduplicated form of 猜)

Definition

猜猜 is the casual, reduplicated form of 猜 — softer and friendlier, used to invite someone to guess. Common in questions like 你来猜猜? ('why don't you take a guess?').

verb
to have a guess (casual reduplicated form of 猜)

Examples

  • 猜猜
    Nǐ lái cāi cāi zhè shì shén me?
    Take a guess — what is this?
  • 猜猜
    Dà jiā yì qǐ cāi cāi dá àn ba.
    Everyone, let's guess the answer together.
  • 猜猜
    Wǒ cāi cāi tā shì bu shì xué shēng.
    I'll take a guess whether he is a student.

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