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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)
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
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
老周，我打算买房子了，想向你借点儿钱。
Lǎo Zhōu, wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi fángzi le, xiǎng xiàng nǐ jiè diǎnr qián.
Old Zhou, I'm planning to buy a house and want to borrow some money from you.
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
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
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
七岁左右的儿童普遍好动，坐不住，所以老师在教这个年龄段的孩子时，一定要想办法引起他们的兴趣。
Qī suì zuǒyòu de értóng pǔbiàn hàodòng, zuòbúzhù, suǒyǐ lǎoshī zài jiāo zhège niánlíngduàn de háizi shí, yídìng yào xiǎng bànfǎ yǐnqǐ tāmen de xìngqù.
Children around seven are generally active and can't sit still, so when teachers teach this age group, they must find ways to spark their interest.
Text 5
下午我想去电影院看电影，你去吗？
Xiàwǔ wǒ xiǎng qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng, nǐ qù ma?
I want to go to the cinema to watch a movie this afternoon. Are you going?
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 98
- Word Frequency Rank
- 37 of 84,292