(xiǎng dào) - to think of, to come to mind in Mandarin
xiǎngdàoTraditional: 想到
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Translation
to think of, to come to mind
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning to think of or to come to mind. 想 (xiǎng) 'to think' joins 到 (dào) 'to arrive, to reach', the resultative complement indicating the thought is reached.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 想 (xiǎng, 'to think') + 到 (dào, 'to reach')
Stroke order
想
到
Examples
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I've thought of a good idea.
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I didn't expect you to come.
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She thought of her mother.
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I didn't expect you would come.
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She suddenly thought of a good idea.
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