Usage note
测表示测试、测量或推测。
cè biǎo shì cè shì 、 cè liáng huò tuī cè。
测 means to test, measure, or guess.
Context note
测常用于学习、天气和科学。
cè cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 tiān qì hé kē xué。
It is often used in study, weather, and science.
5 examples
请测一下温度。
qǐng cè yí xià wēn dù。
Please measure the temperature.
我们要测试系统。
wǒ men yào cè shì xì tǒng。
We need to test the system.
他猜测答案。
tā cāi cè dá àn。
He guesses the answer.
老师让大家测身高。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā cè shēn gāo。
The teacher asked everyone to measure their height.
这个方法可以测结果。
zhè ge fāng fǎ kě yǐ cè jié guǒ。
This method can test the result.
5 mini stories
科学课上，学生测了水温。
kē xué kè shàng， xué shēng cè le shuǐ wēn。
In science class, the students measured the water temperature.
他测试了新软件。
tā cè shì le xīn ruǎn jiàn。
He tested the new software.
妈妈给孩子测了体温。
mā ma gěi hái zi cè le tǐ wēn。
Mom took the child's temperature.
老师让大家测一测自己的水平。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā cè yi cè zì jǐ de shuǐ píng。
The teacher asked everyone to test their own level.
测过之后，他们知道该怎么改进。
cè guò zhī hòu， tā men zhī dào gāi zěn me gǎi jìn。
After measuring, they knew how to improve.
Mini dialogue
量体温
A
妈妈，帮我测一下体温好吗？
Māma, bāng wǒ cè yīxià tǐwēn hǎo ma?
Mom, can you help me measure my temperature?
B
好的，我来给你测一测。
Hǎo de, wǒ lái gěi nǐ cè yī cè.
Okay, let me measure it for you.
测身高
A
我们测一下身高吧，看看你长高了多少。
Wǒmen cè yīxià shēngāo ba, kànkan nǐ zhǎnggāo le duōshao.
Let's measure your height and see how much you've grown.
B
好，我来帮你测。
Hǎo, wǒ lái bāng nǐ cè.
Okay, I'll help you measure.
Related words and contrasts
similar
量
liáng
measure (length, weight, etc.)
量 is often used for measuring physical dimensions.
related
试
shì
test; try
试 means to test or try out, while 测 is more about measuring or assessing.