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想
xiǎng
1.
to think
2.
to believe
3.
to suppose
4.
to wish
5.
to want
6.
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不想
bùxiǎng
unexpectedly
休想
xiūxiǎng
don't think (that)
假想
jiǎxiǎng
imaginary
冥想
míngxiǎng
meditation
回想
huíxiǎng
to recall
梦想
mèngxiǎng
(fig.) to dream of
妄想
wàngxiǎng
to attempt vainly
幻想
huànxiǎng
delusion
心想
xīnxiǎng
to think to oneself
思想
sīxiǎng
thought
想来
xiǎnglái
it may be assumed that
想像
xiǎngxiàng
to imagine
想出
xiǎngchū
to figure out
想到
xiǎngdào
to think of
想家
xiǎngjiā
homesick
想必
xiǎngbì
presumably
想念
xiǎngniàn
to miss
想法
xiǎngfǎ
idea
想睡
xiǎngshuì
drowsy
想要
xiǎngyào
to want to
Example Sentences (10)
我不喜欢一直住在一个城市，想去其他城市看一看。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan yìzhí zhù zài yí gè chéngshì, xiǎng qù qítā chéngshì kàn yí kàn.
I don't like living in one city all the time; I want to go see other cities.
Text 1
礼拜天有空儿吗？陪我去逛街怎么样？我想去给丈夫买个生日礼物。
Lǐbàitiān yǒu kòngr ma? Péi wǒ qù guàngjiē zěnmeyàng? Wǒ xiǎng qù gěi zhàngfu mǎi gè shēngrì lǐwù.
Are you free on Sunday? How about going shopping with me? I want to go buy a birthday present for my husband.
Text 1
如果你想做什么事情，那就勇敢地去做，不要担心结果，不要考虑会不会失败。
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme shìqíng, nà jiù yǒnggǎn de qù zuò, bùyào dānxīn jiéguǒ, bùyào kǎolǜ huì bù huì shībài.
If you want to do something, then be brave and do it. Don't worry about the result. Don't think about whether you will fail.
Text 4
明天又要带我儿子去医院打针，想想我就头疼。他就怕打针，每次打针都哭得特别厉害。
Míngtiān yòu yào dài wǒ érzi qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, xiǎngxiǎng wǒ jiù tóuténg. Tā jiù pà dǎzhēn, měicì dǎzhēn dōu kū de tèbié lìhai.
Tomorrow I have to take my son to the hospital for a shot again, and just thinking about it gives me a headache. He's afraid of shots; every time he gets a shot, he cries really hard.
Text 3
你的这只大黑狗毛真漂亮，而且这么聪明，每次见了都想抱一抱它。
Nǐ de zhè zhī dà hēi gǒu máo zhēn piàoliang, érqiě zhème cōngmíng, měicì jiàn le dōu xiǎng bào yí bào tā.
Your big black dog's fur is really beautiful, and it's so smart. Every time I see it, I want to give it a hug.
Text 2
你吃过水果饭吗？你在饭馆的菜单上见过水果饭吗？你想学着做水果饭吗？
Nǐ chī guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ zài fànguǎn de càidān shàng jiàn guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ xiǎng xué zhe zuò shuǐguǒ fàn ma?
Have you eaten fruit rice? Have you seen fruit rice on a restaurant menu? Do you want to learn to make fruit rice?
Text 4
校长，因为外国留学生不了解中国文化，有时候会影响他们和中国人之间的正常交流，甚至还可能引起误会，带来麻烦，所以我们想申请举办一次中国传统文化节活动。
Xiàozhǎng, yīnwèi wàiguó liúxuéshēng bù liǎojiě zhōngguó wénhuà, yǒushíhou huì yǐngxiǎng tāmen hé zhōngguórén zhījiān de zhèngcháng jiāoliú, shènzhì hái kěnéng yǐnqǐ wùhuì, dàilái máfan, suǒyǐ wǒmen xiǎng shēnqǐng jǔbàn yí cì zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuàjié huódòng.
Principal, because international students do not understand Chinese culture, sometimes this affects normal communication between them and Chinese people, and may even cause misunderstandings and bring trouble, so we would like to apply to hold a Chinese traditional culture festival event.
Text 3
谢谢您带我参观您的公司。在参观过程中我很激动，有个问题一直想问您。
Xièxie nín dài wǒ cānguān nín de gōngsī. Zài cānguān guòchéng zhōng wǒ hěn jīdòng, yǒu gè wèntí yìzhí xiǎng wèn nín.
Thank you for showing me around your company. I was very excited during the visit, and there is a question I have been wanting to ask you.
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 98
- Word Frequency Rank
- 37 of 84,292