xiǎng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to think (about)
  2. 2. to think of; to devise
  3. 3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. 4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

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Words Containing 想

休想
xiū xiǎng

don't think (that)

可想而知
kě xiǎng ér zhī

it is obvious that...

回想
huí xiǎng

to recall

梦想
mèng xiǎng

(fig.) to dream of

妄想
wàng xiǎng

to attempt vainly

幻想
huàn xiǎng

delusion

心想事成
xīn xiǎng shì chéng
思前想后
sī qián xiǎng hòu

to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future

思想
sī xiǎng

thought

想不到
xiǎng bu dào

unexpected

想到
xiǎng dào

to think of

想念
xiǎng niàn

to miss

想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means

想法
xiǎng fǎ

way of thinking; opinion; notion

想象
xiǎng xiàng

to imagine; to envision

想起
xiǎng qǐ

to recall

意想不到
yì xiǎng bù dào

unexpected

感想
gǎn xiǎng

impressions

构想
gòu xiǎng

to conceive

没想到
méi xiǎng dào

didn't expect

猜想
cāi xiǎng

to guess; to conjecture; to suppose

理想
lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

异想天开
yì xiǎng tiān kāi

to imagine the wildest thing

空想
kōng xiǎng

daydream

联想
lián xiǎng

Lenovo

胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng

to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)

着想
zhuó xiǎng

to give thought (to others)

设想
shè xiǎng

to imagine

不堪设想
bù kān shè xiǎng

too horrible to contemplate

不想
bù xiǎng

unexpectedly

主体思想
zhǔ tǐ sī xiǎng

Juche Idea (North Korean ideology of political, economic and military independence)

假想
jiǎ xiǎng

imaginary

儒家思想
rú jiā sī xiǎng

Confucian thoughts

冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

冥想
míng xiǎng

to meditate

初步设想
chū bù shè xiǎng

tentative idea

又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)

可想像
kě xiǎng xiàng

conceivable

同一个世界,同一个梦想
tóng yī gè shì jiè , tóng yī gè mèng xiǎng

One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games

梦想家
mèng xiǎng jiā

dreamer

奇思妙想
qí sī miào xiǎng

an unconventional but wonderful idea

妄想狂
wàng xiǎng kuáng

paranoia

妄想症
wàng xiǎng zhèng

delusional disorder

富于想像
fù yú xiǎng xiàng

imaginative

封建思想
fēng jiàn sī xiǎng

feudal way of thinking

对比联想
duì bǐ lián xiǎng

word association

左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng

to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles

心想
xīn xiǎng

to think to oneself; to think

念想
niàn xiǎng

to miss (the presence of); to cherish the memory of

思想交流
sī xiǎng jiāo liú

exchange of ideas

思想包袱
sī xiǎng bāo fu

sth weighing on one's mind

思想史
sī xiǎng shǐ

intellectual history

思想家
sī xiǎng jiā

thinker

思想库
sī xiǎng kù

think tank

思想意识
sī xiǎng yì shí

consciousness

思想顽钝
sī xiǎng wán dùn

blunt thinking

思想体系
sī xiǎng tǐ xì

system of thought

想不通
xiǎng bu tōng

unable to understand

想不开
xiǎng bu kāi

cannot figure out

想也没想
xiǎng yě méi xiǎng

without a second thought

想来
xiǎng lái

it may be assumed that

想倒美
xiǎng dǎo měi

see 想得美[xiǎng dé měi]

想像
xiǎng xiàng

to imagine; to envision

想像力
xiǎng xiàng lì

conception

想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi

to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild

想出
xiǎng chū

to figure out

想家
xiǎng jiā

homesick

想得美
xiǎng dé měi

in your dreams!

想得开
xiǎng de kāi

to not take to heart

想必
xiǎng bì

presumably

想想看
xiǎng xiǎng kàn

to think about it

想望
xiǎng wàng

to desire

想当然
xiǎng dāng rán

to take sth as given

想当然尔
xiǎng dāng rán ěr

to take sth as given

想睡
xiǎng shuì

drowsy

想要
xiǎng yào

to want to

想见
xiǎng jiàn

to infer

想象力
xiǎng xiàng lì

imagination

想起来
xiǎng qi lai

to remember

想通
xiǎng tōng

to figure out

想开
xiǎng kāi

to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)

想头
xiǎng tou

(coll.) idea

所想
suǒ xiǎng

what one considers

推想
tuī xiǎng

to reckon

揣想
chuǎi xiǎng

to conjecture

政治思想
zhèng zhì sī xiǎng

political thought

料想
liào xiǎng

to expect

新思想
xīn sī xiǎng

new ideas

断想
duàn xiǎng

brief commentary

暗想
àn xiǎng

think to oneself

畅想
chàng xiǎng

to think freely

最终幻想
zuì zhōng huàn xiǎng

Final Fantasy (video game)

有人想你
yǒu rén xiǎng nǐ

Bless you! (after a sneeze)

朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

构想图
gòu xiǎng tú

notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)

毛泽东思想
máo zé dōng sī xiǎng

Mao Zedong Thought

浮想
fú xiǎng

passing thought

浮想联翩
fú xiǎng lián piān

to let one's imagination roam

涉想
shè xiǎng

to imagine

狂想
kuáng xiǎng

fantasy

狂想曲
kuáng xiǎng qǔ

rhapsody (music)

理想主义
lǐ xiǎng zhǔ yì

idealism

理想化
lǐ xiǎng huà

to idealize

理想国
lǐ xiǎng guó

Plato's \The Republic\ (c. 380 BC)

痴心妄想
chī xīn wàng xiǎng

to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)

痴想
chī xiǎng

to daydream

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)

发想
fā xiǎng

to come up with an idea

瞑想
míng xiǎng

to muse

科学幻想
kē xué huàn xiǎng

science fiction

空想家
kōng xiǎng jiā

impractical dreamer

空想社会主义
kōng xiǎng shè huì zhǔ yì

utopian socialism

突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng

suddenly have a thought (idiom)

穷思苦想
qióng sī kǔ xiǎng

to think hard (idiom)

统一思想
tǒng yī sī xiǎng

with the same idea in mind

绮想
qǐ xiǎng

fantasies

绮想曲
qǐ xiǎng qǔ

capriccio (music)

联想学习
lián xiǎng xué xí

associative learning

联想起
lián xiǎng qǐ

to associate

联想集团
lián xiǎng jí tuán

Lenovo Group (PRC computer firm)

胡想
hú xiǎng

see 胡思亂想|胡思乱想[hú sī luàn xiǎng]

臆想
yì xiǎng

subjective idea

臆想狂
yì xiǎn kuáng

mythomaniac

臆想症
yì xiǎng zhèng

mythomania

苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

观想
guān xiǎng

to visualize (Buddhist practice)

试想
shì xiǎng

to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – \Think about it: ...\)

贫限想
pín xiàn xiǎng

(Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination

跂想
qǐ xiǎng

to expect anxiously

追想
zhuī xiǎng

to recall

遐想
xiá xiǎng

reverie

远大理想
yuǎn dà lǐ xiǎng

lofty ideal

随想
suí xiǎng

random thoughts

随想曲
suí xiǎng qǔ

(music) capriccio

预想
yù xiǎng

to expect

默想
mò xiǎng

silent contemplation