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Character Decomposition
想=相+心
Etymology
mind
Meanings
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)
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Words with 想 286 total
to conceive · concept构想gòu xiǎng(often used in the negative) to anticipate; to expect; to think that sth would happen承想chéng xiǎngpassing thought · an idea that comes into one's head · recollection浮想fú xiǎngto fantasize; to imagine · an illusion; a fantasy幻想huàn xiǎngto daydream · wishful thinking · pipe dream痴想chī xiǎngunexpectedly; to one's surprise不想bù xiǎngfantasy · illusion · vain dream狂想kuáng xiǎngimaginary · virtual · to imagine · hypothesis假想jiǎ xiǎng(fig.) to dream of · dream梦想mèng xiǎng
Idioms with 想 40 total Chain
too horrible to contemplate · unthinkable · inconceivable不堪设想bù kān shè xiǎngto yearn for sth day and night (idiom)朝思暮想zhāo sī mù xiǎngto be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom) · to labor under a delusion · wishful thinking痴心妄想chī xīn wàng xiǎng(idiom) a presumptuous desire; an aspiration beyond one's reach非分之想fēi fèn zhī xiǎngto let one's imagination roam浮想联翩fú xiǎng lián piān(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild胡思乱想hú sī luàn xiǎng
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