(xiǎng xiàng) - to imagine; imagination in Mandarin
xiǎngxiàngTraditional: 想象
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Translation
to imagine; imagination
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning to imagine or imagination. 想 (xiǎng) 'to think' joins 象 (xiàng) 'image, elephant', literally forming a mental image. 象 is a pictograph of an elephant.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 想 (xiǎng, 'to think') + 象 (xiàng, 'image'; pictograph of an elephant)
Stroke order
想
象
Examples
景。
It is hard to imagine that scene.
丰富。
He has a rich imagination.
。
Things are more complicated than I imagined.
。
I cannot imagine that feeling.
。
Please imagine the future.
想象 (xiǎng xiàng) means to imagine or imagination.
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