估 (gū): to estimate, used in 估衣[gu4 yi5]
估 (gū) is a Chinese character meaning “to estimate.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 古 (phonetic). It ranks #1318 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 估 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- to estimate
- used in 估衣[gu4 yi5]
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 估
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 低估 | dī gū | to underestimate |
| 估价 | gū jià | to value |
| 高估 | gāo gū | to overestimate |
| 估算 | gū suàn | assessment |
| 估量 | gū liang | to estimate |
| 预估 | yù gū | to estimate |
| 估摸 | gū mo | to reckon |
| 估测 | gū cè | estimate |
| 不可估量 | bù kě gū liàng | inestimable |
| 最大似然估计 | zuì dà sì rán gū jì | maximum-likelihood estimation (statistics) |
| 据估计 | jù gū jì | according to estimates |
| 估定 | gū dìng | to assess |
| 约略估计 | yuē lüè gū jì | approximate estimate |
| 重估 | chóng gū | to re-evaluate |
| 度估 | dù gū | (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku]) |
估 appears in 26 compound words: 42 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 估 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
据估计，这个项目需要大约三个月才能完成。
Jù gūjì, zhè gè xiàngmù xūyào dàyuē sān gè yuè cáinéng wánchéng.
It is estimated that this project will take about three months to complete.
「台美貿易協定」政院評估送立院 林沛祥:不送就是妥妥的黑箱
tái měi 貿 yì 協 dìng zhèng yuàn 評 gū sòng lì yuàn lín pèi xiáng bù sòng jiù shì tuǒ tuǒ de hēi xiāng
Executive Yuan Submits "Taiwan-U.S. Trade Agreement" for Legislative Review Lin Pei-hsiang: Failure to Submit Would Be a Clear Case of Backroom Dealing
網友推估年收破3億 老高小茉不生孩子原因曝光
網 yǒu tuī gū nián shōu pò 億 lǎo gāo xiǎo 茉 bù shēng hái zǐ yuán yīn pù guāng
Netizens estimate annual income exceeds 300 million yuan; reason why Lao Gao and Xiao Mo don't have children revealed
...l自InvestingPro于4月标记低估以来飙升71%
. . . zì yú yuè biāo jì dī gū yǐ lái biāo shēng
... .l has soared 71% since InvestingPro marked it undervalued in April
...l自InvestingPro於4月標記低估以來飆升71%
. . . zì 於 yuè 標 記 dī gū yǐ 來 飆 shēng
... .l has surged 71% since InvestingPro marked undervalue in April
滙控季息料近3.3元增17% 大行估50億恒生股息入賬補資本
滙 kòng jì xī liào jìn . yuán zēng dà háng gū 億 héng shēng gǔ xī rù 賬 補 資 běn
HSBC's quarterly dividend expected to be nearly $3.3, up 17%, the big banks estimate that 5 billion Hang Seng dividend book to replenish capital
总理的发言估计激怒了在野党。
Zǒnglǐ de fāyán gūjì jīnù le zàiyědǎng.
The Prime Minister's speech was calculated to anger the opposition parties.
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 duōshao shíjiān ne?
How much time do you estimate it'll take you to do that?
您能估计一下数量吗？
Nín néng gūjì yīxià shùliàng ma?
Could you give me a ball-park figure?
我们估计能在两周内到那个地方。
Wǒmen gūjì néng zài liǎng zhōu nèi dào nàge dìfang.
We calculated that we could reach the place within two weeks.
Character Family
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