(xiǎng xiàng) - to imagine; imagination in Mandarin

xiǎngxiàng

Traditional: 想像

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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jǐng。

It is hard to imagine that scene.

丰fēng富fù。

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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This word is part of lesson 19.