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(xiǎng xiǎng) - to think about, to give some thought to in Mandarin

xiǎngxiǎng

Traditional: 想想

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Translation

to think about, to give some thought to

Word origin

A reduplicated form of 想 (xiǎng) 'to think', the doubling softening it to 'have a think' or 'give it some thought'. 想 is a phono-semantic compound of 相 (phonetic) over 心 'heart/mind'.

Origin
compound
Root
想 (xiǎng, 'to think') reduplicated

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Examples

Think about this question.

Let me think a moment.

He thought about it and changed his mind.

Let me think and then answer you.

Think this matter over carefully.

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This word is part of lesson 14.