Hanzi

想

to think (about)/to think of; to devise/to think (that); to believe (that)/to desire; to want (to)/to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

xiǎng

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄤˇ

Jyutping

soeng2

Example sentences

想 xiǎng
我想去看電影。
我想去看电影。

I want to go watch a movie.

並 / 并 bìng
這並不是我想要的。
这并不是我想要的。

This is not actually what I want.

夢想 / 梦想 mèngxiǎng
他的夢想是成為一名醫生。
他的梦想是成为一名医生。

His dream is to become a doctor.

每 měi
每個人都有自己的夢想。
每个人都有自己的梦想。

Everyone has their own dreams.

幻想 huànxiǎng
他整天幻想著自己能中大獎。
他整天幻想著自己能中大奖。

He fancies himself winning the big prize all day long.

思想 sīxiǎng
他的思想很保守。

His thinking is very conservative.

解放 jiěfàng
教育的目的是解放人類的思想。
教育的目的是解放人类的思想。

The purpose of education is to liberate human thoughts.

想到 xiǎngdào
我沒想到會在這裡遇見你。
我没想到会在这里遇见你。

I didn't expect to meet you here.

竟然 jìngrán
沒想到他竟然答應了我的請求。
没想到他竟然答应了我的请求。

I didn't expect that he actually agreed to my request.

不想 bùxiǎng
我原本以為他會來，不想他竟然生病了。
我原本以为他会来，不想他竟然生病了。

I originally thought he would come, but unexpectedly he fell ill.

Example Vocabulary

想

xiang3

to want; to think

夢想

meng4'xiang3

dream; ideal

幻想

huan4'xiang3

fantasy; illusion; to fancy; to dream

心想

思想

si1'xiang3

thought; thinking; ideology

想到

xiang3'dao4

to think of; to expect; to anticipate

不想

bu4'xiang3

unexpectedly; didn't think

休想

xiu1'xiang3

don't think (it's possible); to not even think about

假想

jia3'xiang3

冥思苦想

ming2'si1'ku3'xiang3

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