Chinese symbol for “suppose”
假设
jiǎ shè
Traditional: 假設
to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...
The closest CC-CEDICT match for suppose is 假设 (jiǎ shè), defined as: to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “suppose”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猜想 | cāi xiǎng | to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) conjecture; hypothesis |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake; false |
| 假定 | jiǎ dìng | to assume; to suppose |
| 假使 | jiǎ shǐ | if; in case |
| 打量 | dǎ liang | to size sb up; to look sb up and down |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 假设.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 建设 (建設) | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 设计 (設計) | shè jì | to design; to plan; design; plan |
| 设备 (設備) | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
See also: Japanese symbol for “suppose”.
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