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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)
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
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
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
听说你去过中国，还想去吗？
Tīngshuō nǐ qù guo Zhōngguó,hái xiǎng qù ma?
I heard you’ve been to China. Do you still want to go?
Text 2
虽然第一印象不总是对的，但如果想改变却很困难。
Suīrán dì yī yìnxiàng bù zǒng shì duì de, dàn rúguǒ xiǎng gǎibiàn què hěn kùnnán.
Although first impressions are not always right, if you want to change them, it is very difficult.
Text 5
我年轻的时候也这么想，但是那时候没有钱，如果有钱，就去了。
Wǒ niánqīng de shíhou yě zhème xiǎng, dànshì nà shíhou méiyǒu qián,rúguǒ yǒu qián, jiù qù le.
I thought so too when I was young, but I didn't have money then. If I had had money, I would have gone.
Text 1
我不想在外面吃，我想在家吃。
Wǒ bù xiǎng zài wàimiàn chī, wǒ xiǎng zài jiā chī.
I don't want to eat outside, I want to eat at home.
Text 1
我还没想好呢。你觉得哪儿最好玩儿？
Wǒ hái méi xiǎng hǎo ne.Nǐ juéde nǎr zuì hǎowánr?
I haven't decided yet. Where do you think is the most fun?
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 98
- Word Frequency Rank
- 37 of 84,292