想象 xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ soeng2 zoeng6 HSK 4
- to imagine; to envision
- imagination
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More words with these characters
想
- 休想 xiū xiǎng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jau1 soeng2 don't think (that)
- 冥想 míng xiǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ming5 soeng2 to meditate
- 回想 huí xiǎng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wui4 soeng2 to recall
- 梦想 夢想 mèng xiǎng ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ mung6 soeng2 (fig.) to dream of
- 妄想 wàng xiǎng ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ mong5 soeng2 to attempt vainly
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- 幻想 huàn xiǎng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ waan6 soeng2 to fantasize; to imagine
- 思想 sī xiǎng ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ si1 soeng2 thought
- 想像 xiǎng xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ soeng2 zoeng6 to imagine; to envision
- 想到 xiǎng dào ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ soeng2 dou3 to think of
- 想念 xiǎng niàn ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˋ soeng2 nim6 to miss
- 想法 xiǎng fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 faat3 way of thinking; opinion; notion
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 感想 gǎn xiǎng ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ gam2 soeng2 impressions
- 构想 構想 gòu xiǎng ㄍㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ kau3 soeng2 to conceive
- 猜想 cāi xiǎng ㄘㄞ ㄒㄧㄤˇ caai1 soeng2 to guess; to conjecture; to suppose
- 理想 lǐ xiǎng ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ lei5 soeng2 an ideal
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 联想 聯想 lián xiǎng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ lyun4 soeng2 to associate (cognitively)
- 着想 著想 zhuó xiǎng ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zoek6 soeng2 to give thought (to others)
象
- 假象 jiǎ xiàng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ gaa2 zoeng6 false appearance
- 印象 yìn xiàng ㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jan3 zoeng6 impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
- 大象 dà xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 zoeng6 elephant
- 对象 對象 duì xiàng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ deoi3 zoeng6 target; object
- 幻象 huàn xiàng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ waan6 zoeng6 illusion
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- 形象 xíng xiàng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jing4 zoeng6 image
- 抽象 chōu xiàng ㄔㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˋ cau1 zoeng6 abstract
- 景象 jǐng xiàng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ging2 zoeng6 scene
- 气象 氣象 qì xiàng ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hei3 zoeng6 meteorological condition; weather
- 现象 現象 xiàn xiàng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jin6 zoeng6 phenomenon
- 象征 象徵 xiàng zhēng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄥ zoeng6 zing1 symbol; emblem
- 迹象 跡象 jì xiàng ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zik1 zoeng6 sign; indication; mark; indicator
- 乱象 亂象 luàn xiàng ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lyun6 zoeng6 disorderly situation; chaotic state of affairs
- 具象 jù xiàng ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ geoi6 zoeng6 tangible image
- 唯象 wéi xiàng ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ wai4 zoeng6 phenomenological
- 四象 sì xiàng ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sei3 zoeng6 four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿 of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龙, White Tiger 白虎, Vermilion Bird 朱雀, Black Tortoise 玄武
- 图象 圖象 tú xiàng ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ tou4 zoeng6 variant of 图像
- 天象 tiān xiàng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ tin1 zoeng6 meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
- 好象 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 to seem; to be like (variant of 好像)
- 属象 屬象 shǔ xiàng ㄕㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ suk6 zoeng6 variant of 属相
Idioms with these characters
- 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng ㄔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄓ ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1 (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
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- 苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng ㄎㄨˇ ㄙ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ fu2 si1 ming4 soeng2 (idiom) to think deeply; to rack one's brains
- 穷思苦想 窮思苦想 qióng sī kǔ xiǎng ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄙ ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ kung4 si1 fu2 soeng2 to think hard (idiom)
- 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ dat6 faat3 kei4 soeng2 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
- 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
- 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄟ soeng2 jap6 fei1 fei1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
- 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕˋ ㄔㄥˊ sam1 soeng2 si6 sing4 (idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ maang4 jan4 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 万象更新 萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ maan6 zoeng6 gang3 san1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
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- 险象环生 險象環生 xiǎn xiàng huán shēng ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ him2 zoeng6 waan4 sang1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
- 瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hat6 zi2 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 众盲摸象 眾盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zung3 maang4 mo2 zoeng6 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
Example sentences
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那 只是 你 的 想象 。
It's just your imagination.
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这 這 只是 你 的 想象 。
It's just your imagination.
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发挥 發揮 您 的 想象力 。
Use your imagination.
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比 我 想象 中的 更 简单 簡單 。
That was easier than I thought it would be.
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担忧 擔憂 只是 想象力 的 误用 誤用 。
Most of the things you worry about never happen!
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