Usage note
估计用于表示对某个情况的推测或估算。
gū jì yòng yú biǎoshì duì gè gùmíng de tuīcè huò kāncáncè。
估计 is used to indicate a guess or estimation about something.
Context note
估计常用于日常生活中，比如预测天气、估算购物花费等。
gū jì cháng yòng yú rì cháng shēnghuó zhōng, bǐrú qíngsù tiānqì、kāncáncè gòuwù fàhuà děng。
估计 is commonly used in daily life, such as predicting the weather or estimating shopping expenses.
5 examples
今天天气估计会很好。
jīn tiān tiān qì gū jì huì hěn hǎo。
The weather today is estimated to be very good.
我们估计需要三小时才能到达。
wǒ men gū jì xū yào sān xiǎo shí cái néng dào dá。
We estimate it will take three hours to arrive.
这本书估计有三百页。
zhè běn shū gū jì yǒu sān bǎi yè。
This book is estimated to have three hundred pages.
他估计明天会来。
tā gū jì míng tiān huì lái。
He is estimated to come tomorrow.
这个项目估计需要一百万元。
zhè ge xiàng mù gū jì xū yào yì bǎi wàn yuán。
This project is estimated to cost one million yuan.
5 mini stories
妈妈估计今天会下雨，所以带了伞。
mā ma gū jì jīn tiān huì xià yǔ， suǒ yǐ dài le sǎn。
Mom estimated it would rain today, so she brought an umbrella.
爸爸估计这次考试成绩不会太好。
bà ba gū jì zhè cì kǎo shì chéng jì bú huì tài hǎo。
Dad estimated his score on this exam wouldn't be too good.
老师估计这个作业需要一个小时完成。
lǎo shī gū jì zhè ge zuò yè xū yào yí gè xiǎo shí wán chéng。
The teacher estimated it would take an hour to finish the homework.
我们估计这次旅行会很愉快。
wǒ men gū jì zhè cì lǚ háng huì hěn yú kuài。
We estimated this trip would be very enjoyable.
他估计这个周末会有很多人来玩。
tā gū jì zhè ge zhōu mò huì yǒu hěn duō rén lái wán。
He estimated many people would come to play this weekend.
Mini dialogue
估计时间
A
你估计我们多久能到家？
Nǐ gūjì wǒmen duōjiǔ néng dào jiā?
How long do you estimate it will take us to get home?
B
我估计还要十分钟。
Wǒ gūjì hái yào shí fēnzhōng.
I estimate it will take another ten minutes.
估计人数
A
你估计今天有多少人来？
Nǐ gūjì jīntiān yǒu duōshǎo rén lái?
How many people do you estimate will come today?
B
我估计有五十人左右。
Wǒ gūjì yǒu wǔshí rén zuǒyòu.
I estimate there are about fifty people.
Related words and contrasts
similar
猜测
cāicè
guess
估计更有依据，猜测可能更随意
related
大概
dàgài
approximately; probably
估计是动词，大概常用作副词表示不精确的数量
contrast
计算
jìsuàn
calculate
计算得出准确数字，估计得出大概数字