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想

xiǎng

HSK 1 · word 397 of 3,000

Meaning

• to think (about)
• to think of; to devise
• to think (that); to believe (that)

How it's used

Want to, in the sense of would like — 我想去中国. Also "to miss": 我很想你. Softer than 要, which states a requirement; 我想喝茶 is a wish, 我要喝茶 is closer to an order.

Example sentence

Words containing 想

• 理想 lǐ xiǎng an ideal
• 想到 xiǎng dào to think of
• 想法 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking; opinion; notion
• 想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall
• 思想 sī xiǎng thought
• 没想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect
• 梦想 mèng xiǎng (fig.) to dream of
• 想念 xiǎng niàn to miss
• 想象 xiǎng xiàng to imagine; to envision

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