Chinese symbol for “hypothesis”
假说
jiǎ shuō
Traditional: 假說
hypothesis
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hypothesis is 假说 (jiǎ shuō), defined as: hypothesis.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hypothesis”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说法 (說法) | shuō fa | way of speaking; wording |
| 假设 (假設) | jiǎ shè | to suppose; to presume |
| 假定 | jiǎ dìng | to assume; to suppose |
| 假想 | jiǎ xiǎng | imaginary; virtual |
| 猜想 | cāi xiǎng | to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) conjecture; hypothesis |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 假说.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 假设 (假設) | jiǎ shè | to suppose; to presume |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if |
| 假装 (假裝) | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign; to pretend |
| 假期 | jià qī | holiday period; vacation |
| 虚假 (虛假) | xū jiǎ | false; phony; sham |
| 度假 | dù jià | to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hypothesis”.
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