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想来
xiǎnglái
Description
"想来"的意思是根据自己的推测，觉得某件事应该是这样。
"想来" means to think or suppose something based on one's own inference.
我们常常在句子开头用它来表示自己的想法。
We often use "想来" at the beginning of a sentence to express our own thoughts.
Meanings
想来xiǎnglái
presumably; I suppose; it may be assumed that
他还没来，想来是路上堵车了。
He hasn't arrived yet; I guess there's a traffic jam on the way.
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Notes
- Etymology
想 (to think) + 来 (a directional suffix), forming an adverb of supposition.
- Nuance
expresses a reasoned guess, softer and more formal than 大概; often sentence-initial.
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