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  cak1 caak1   jyutping
  ce4   pinyin
[1] measure; survey; fathom
[2] conjecture; speculate; guess


[] Note on pronunciation of this character here: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
verb
Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
測 / 测

This word has been viewed 7403 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2009 13:54

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detail  cak1 jim6  ce4 yan4 = test; to test
detail  jyu6 cak1  yu4 ce4 = to forecast; to predict
detail  gim2 cak1  jian3 ce4 = to detect
detail  caai1 cak1  cai1 ce4 = to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
detail  cak1 loeng4  ce4 liang4 = survey
detail  cak1 si3  ce4 shi4 = trial; test; beta (software)
detail  cak1 syun3  ce4 suan4 = to measure and calculate
detail  cak1 ding6  ce4 ding4 = to survey and evaluate
detail  taam3 caak1  tan4 ce4 = to probe; to take readings
detail  teoi1 cak1  tui1 ce4 = to speculate; to surmise; conjecture; speculation
detail  cyun2 cak1  chuai3 ce4 = guess; guessing
detail  gun1 cak1  guan1 ce4 = observation; to observe
detail  cak1 dok6   = estimate; infer; measure
detail  bat1 cak1  bu4 ce4 = accident; mishap; contingency
detail  gwong1 gim2 cak1 hei3  guang1 jian3 ce4 qi4 = optical detector
detail  cak1 jim6 git3 gwo2  ce4 yan4 jie2 guo3 = a test result
detail  cung4 fuk1 cak1 loeng4  chong2 fu4 ce4 liang2 = repeated measure(s)
detail  gun1 cak1 wai6 sing1  guan1 ce4 wei4 xing1 = observation satellite
detail  sang1 mat6 cak1 ding6  sheng1 wu4 ce4 ding4 = bioassay
detail  man4 ji3 cak1 jim6  min2 yi4 ce4 yan4 = opinion poll
detail  gim2 cak1 hei3  jian3 ce4 qi4 = detector, tester, sensor
detail  gung1 ping4 caak1 /cak1 si3  gong1 ping2 ce4 shi4 = fair test
detail  taam3 caak1/cak1 hei3  tan4 ce4 qi4 = detector
detail  cak1 loeng4 dik1  ce4 liang4 de5 = [adj] metric, metrical
detail  taam3 caak1 zi6  tan4 ce4 zi4 = probe (character)
detail  cak1 ding6 si4 gaan1*3  ce4 ding4 shi2 jian1 = to clock (lit., "evaluate the time")
detail  cak1 loeng4 hok6  ce4 liang4 xue2 = [n] surveying
detail  beng6 cing4 jyu6 cak1  bing4 qing2 yu4 ce4 = prognosis
detail  cak1 fong2   = a lie-detector test
detail  hon3 jyu5 seoi2 ping4 cak1 si3   = Chinese Language Proficiency Test (more commonly 漢語水平考試)
detail  zi3 lik6 cak1 jim6   = intelligence test (common formation)
detail  zi3 soeng1 cak1 jim6   = intelligence quotient test (common formation)
detail  saam1 gok3 caak1 loeng4  san1 jiao3 ce4 liang2 = triangular surveying; triangulation
detail  seoi2 zeon2 cak1 loeng4  shui3 zhun3 ce4 liang2 = leveling, levelling (standard/level survey)
detail  tin3 hei3 jyu6 cak1  tian1 qi4 yu4 ce4 = weather forecast (common formation)
detail  caak1 zi6  ce4 zi4 = glyphomancy
detail  po2 cak1  po3 ce4 = unfathomable, unpredictable
detail  jik1 cak1  yi4 ce4 = speculation, guess, assumption
detail  zung1 kei4 cak1 jim6   = a mid-term test (common formation)
detail  kei4 zung1 cak1 jim6   = a mid-term test
detail  tin1 jau5 bat1 cak1 zi1 fung1 wan4   = expect the unexpected
detail  tin1 jau5 bat1 cak1 fung1 wan4  tian 1you3 bu2 ce4 feng1 yun2 = life is unpredictible; sometimes life throws unexpected curveballs at you
detail  geoi1 sam1 po2 cak1  ju1 xin1 po3 ce4 = having malicious intent
detail  zau3 zing1 fu1 hei3 cak1 si3  jiu3 jing1 hu1 qi4 ce4 shi4 = breathalyzer test
detail  zing1 cak1  zhen1 ce4 = to detect; to sense
detail  gaam1 caak1  jian1 ce4 = monitor
detail  hok6 seot6 ping4 loeng6 cak1 jim6   = Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
detail  gaa1 lei6 loek6 taam3 caak1 hei3  jia1 li4 lve4 tan4 ce4 qi4 = Galileo probe
detail  gaa1 maa5 se6 sin3 taam3 caak1 hei3  jia1 ma3 she4 xian4 tan4 ce4 qi4 = gamma-ray detector
detail  bun3 dou6 tai2 taam3 caak1 hei3  ban4 dao3 ti3 tan4 ce4 qi4 = semiconductor detector
detail  fong3 se6 min5 jik6 cak1 ding6  fang4 she4 mian3 yi4 ce4 ding4 = radioimmunoassay
detail  hung1 gaan1 taam3 caak1  kong1 jian1 tan4 ce4 = space probe
detail DNA  DNA-cak1 si3   = a DNA examination/DNA test
detail  mou4 ji5 cak1 si3  mo2 ni3 ce4 shi4 = mock test; simulated test (common formation)
detail  fo2 ging2 taam3 caak1 sin3   = FireWire (common formation)
detail  jan4 sam1 po2 cak1  ren2 xin1 po3 ce4 = man's heart is incomprehensible
detail  sam1 waai4 po2 cak1  xin1 huai2 po3 ce4 = have evil intentions
detail  jung6 wu6 jim6 sau1 cak1 si3   = User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
detail  wui4 gwai1 cak1 si3   = Regression Testing
detail  gung1 nang4 cak1 si3   = Functional Testing
detail  zung3 hap6 cak1 si3   = Integration Testing
detail  gim2 caak1 jing6 zing3   = testing and certification
detail  lai5 cak1  li2 ce4 = make a judgment or evaluation based on limited knowledge
detail  zing3 fu2 zung1 joek6 gim2 caak1 zung1 sam1  zheng4 fu3 zhong1 yao4 jian3 ce4 zhong1 xin1 = Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute
detail  tou2 dei6 cak1 loeng4 tiu4 lai6   = Land Survey Ordinance

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