Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 想

to think (about)
to think of; to devise
to think (that); to believe (that)
to desire; to want (to)
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

random thoughts
(in book titles etc) impressions
jottings

think to oneself

unexpectedly

way of thinking; opinion; notion
to think of a way (to do sth)

to recall
to recollect
to think back

to fantasize; to imagine
an illusion; a fantasy

to muse
to think deeply
contemplation
meditation

impressions
reflections
thoughts
CL:通 (tòng),個／个 (gè)

don't think (that)
don't imagine (that)

drowsy
sleepy

to meditate
meditation

to think to oneself; to think

it may be assumed that

thought
thinking
idea
ideology
CL:個／个 (gè)

to infer
to gather

to come up with an idea
generation of ideas
inspiration

subjective idea

to give thought (to others)
to consider (other people's needs)
also pr. (zháoxiǎng)

to conceive
concept

to figure out
to work out (a solution etc)
to think up
to come up with (an idea etc)

brief commentary

to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
to accept the situation and move on

to think freely
unfettered imagination

fantasies
imaginings

to associate (cognitively)
to make an associative connection
mental association
word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs

to imagine
to assume
to envisage
tentative plan
to have consideration for

to conjecture

to imagine; to envision
imagination

to attempt vainly
a vain attempt
delusion

to anticipate; to expect

(coll.) idea
hope

to think of
to call to mind
to anticipate

to miss (the presence of); to cherish the memory of
aspiration; desire; sth one keeps thinking about
(coll.) keepsake; memento
(coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind)

to expect
to presume
to think (sth is likely)

reverie
daydream
to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts

to think about (the distant past or future)

homesick

fantasy
illusion
vain dream

to guess; to conjecture; to suppose
(math.) hypothesis

an ideal
a dream
ideal
perfect

(fig.) to dream of
dream

to imagine
to consider

to reckon
to infer
to imagine

to imagine; to envision
imagination

to visualize (Buddhist practice)

to want to
to feel like
to fancy
to care for sb
desirous of

(Tw) to dream of having (sth one cannot possibly have); to covet (sth beyond one's grasp) (from Taiwanese 數想, Tai-lo pr. (siàu-siūnn))

daydream
fantasy
to fantasize

presumably
probably
in all likelihood
surely

to recall
to think of
to call to mind

to figure out
to realize
to become convinced
to come round (to an idea)
to get over it

silent contemplation
to meditate
to think in silence

to daydream
wishful thinking
pipe dream

imaginary
virtual
to imagine
hypothesis

to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it: ...")

to recall

passing thought
an idea that comes into one's head
recollection

Lenovo

to miss
to remember with longing
to long to see again

to desire
to wish
(literary) to admire

see 胡思亂想／胡思乱想 (húsīluànxiǎng)

to expect anxiously

xìnghuànxiǎng

sexual fantasy
to fantasize sexually about (sb)

wàngxiǎngzhèng

delusional disorder
(fig.) paranoia

to associate
to think of

kěxiǎngxiàng

conceivable

thinker

new ideas

capriccio (music)

in your dreams!
as if!
You wish!
I wish that were so

yìxiǎngzhèng

mythomania

xiǎngdāngrán

to take sth as given; to make assumptions

xiǎngxiànglì

imagination

to idealize

ideal state
utopia

intellectual history

to remember
to recall

kuángxiǎngqǔ

rhapsody (music)

pínxiànxiǎng

(Internet slang) (wryly jocular) poverty limits my power of imagination
(fig.) flabbergasted by the antics of the wealthy
the rich live in another world
(abbr. for 貧窮限制了我的想象力／贫穷限制了我的想象力 (pínqióngxiànzhìlewǒdexiǎngxiànglì))

to not take to heart
to be free of worried thoughts
to adopt a lighthearted perspective
lighthearted

opposing force (in war games); hypothetical enemy (in strategic studies)

didn't expect

unable to understand
unable to get over

wàngxiǎngkuáng

paranoia
megalomaniac

think tank

cannot figure out
to be unable to take a lighter view
to take things too hard
to be depressed
to fret over trifles

notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)

yìxiǎngkuáng

mythomaniac

Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC)

xiǎngxiǎngkàn

to think about it

(coll.) keepsake; memento
(coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind)

see 想得美 (xiǎngdéměi)

kōngxiǎngjiā

impractical dreamer

(music) capriccio

xiǎngxiànglì

conception
imagination

unexpected
hard to imagine
it had not occurred to me
who could have thought that

mèngxiǎngjiā

dreamer
visionary

kěxiǎng'érzhī

it is obvious that...
as one can well imagine...

kēxuéhuànxiǎng

science fiction

kǔsīmíngxiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
to rack one's brains

Liánxiǎng Jítuán

Lenovo Group (PRC computer firm)

qísīmiàoxiǎng

an unconventional but wonderful idea

fúxiǎngliánpiān

to let one's imagination roam

chīxīnwàngxiǎng

to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
to labor under a delusion
wishful thinking

yìxiǎngbùdào

unexpected
previously unimagined

xīnxiǎngshìchéng

(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!

fùyúxiǎngxiàng

imaginative

zhāosīmùxiǎng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

yìxiǎng-tiānkāi

(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy

duìbǐliánxiǎng

word association
association of ideas

xiǎngrùfēifēi

to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild

qióngsīkǔxiǎng

to think hard (idiom)
to give sth much thought

xiǎngdāngrán'ěr

to take sth as given
to assume
as one would expect
naturally

Zhǔtǐ Sīxiǎng

Juche Idea (North Korean ideology of political, economic and military independence)

yǒurénxiǎngnǐ

Bless you! (after a sneeze)

sīxiǎngwándùn

blunt thinking
apathy

tǒngyīsīxiǎng

with the same idea in mind
with a common purpose

sīxiǎngyìshí

consciousness

sīxiǎngbāofu

sth weighing on one's mind

fēngjiànsīxiǎng

feudal way of thinking

sīqiánxiǎnghòu

to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
to ponder over reasons and connection

zhèngzhìsīxiǎng

political thought
ideology

lǐxiǎngzhǔyì

idealism

húsīluànxiǎng

to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)
to let one's imagination run wild

zuǒsīyòuxiǎng

to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
to ponder

bùkānshèxiǎng

too horrible to contemplate
unthinkable
inconceivable

chūbùshèxiǎng

tentative idea

Zuìzhōng Huànxiǎng

Final Fantasy (video game)

tūfāqíxiǎng

suddenly have a thought (idiom)
suddenly be inspired to do something

yuǎndàlǐxiǎng

lofty ideal

xiǎngdāngrán'ěr

variant of 想當然爾／想当然尔 (xiǎngdāngrán'ěr)

míngsīkǔxiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
to rack one's brains

sīxiǎngjiāoliú

exchange of ideas

sīxiǎngtǐxì

system of thought
ideology

xiǎngfāngshèfǎ

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
to try this, that and the other

xiǎngyěméixiǎng

without a second thought

liánxiǎngxuéxí

associative learning

Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng

毛泽东思想

[毛澤東思想]

Mao Zedong Thought

kōngxiǎngxìngcuòshì

空想性错视

[空想性錯視]

pareidolia

kōngxiǎngshèhuìzhǔyì

空想社会主义

[空想社會主義]

utopian socialism

Gēdébāhècāixiǎng

哥德巴赫猜想

[哥德巴赫猜想]

the Goldbach conjecture in number theory

làihámaxiǎngchītiān'éròu

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉

[癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉]

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
fig. to try to punch above one's weight

yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng

又想当婊子又想立牌坊

[又想當婊子又想立牌坊]

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
to want to have one's cake and eat it too

tóngyīgèshìjiè,tóngyīgèmèngxiǎng

同一个世界，同一个梦想

[同一個世界，同一個夢想]

One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games