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Meaning of 想

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Setting
想HSK 1
Pinyin: xiǎng
English Definition: to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
Chinese Definition:
①动脑筋，思索：感想。思想。想法。想象(配置组合而创造出新形象的心理过程)。想入非非。异想天开。幻想。
②推测，认为：想必。想见(由推想而知道)。想来(表示只是根据推测，不敢完全肯定)。想当然(凭主观推测，认为事情应该是这样)。不堪设想。
③希望，打算：休想。理想。想望。妄想。
④怀念，惦记：想念。朝思暮想。
⑤像：云想衣裳花想容。
⑥念思。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 心
Pictophonetic:相 indicates the sound; 心 (mind) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 相 [ xiāng ] mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
    • 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
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Example Words
思想HSK 5 sī xiǎng thought; thinking; idea; ideology; Classifiers: 个
理想HSK 4 lǐ xiǎng an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
想象HSK 5 xiǎng xiàng to imagine; to fancy; Classifiers: 个
想法 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth); Classifiers: 个
梦想HSK 5 mèng xiǎng (fig.) to dream of; dream
More:想* | *想 | *想*
Example Sentences
1
wǒ
我
xiǎng
想
shuì jiào
睡觉
。
I want to sleep.
2
nǐ
你
xiǎng
想
chī ba
吃吧
？
Do you want to eat?
3
wǒ
我
xiǎng
想
chī fàn
吃饭
。
I want to eat.
4
wǒ
我
xiǎng
想
hē shuǐ
喝水
。
I want to drink water.
5
tā
他
xiǎng
想
qù lǚ xíng
去旅行
。
He wants to travel.
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