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xiǎng

Main
English Definition	to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss (feel wistful about the absence of somebody or something)
Simplified Script	想
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	xiǎng
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄒㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	soeng²
Part of Speech	(动) verb, (助动) auxiliary verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word
想法	xiǎngfǎ	way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do something)
想到	xiǎngdào	to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
想像	xiǎngxiàng	to imagine; to conceive of; to visualize; imagination
想念	xiǎngniàn	to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again
想开	xiǎngkāi	to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on

Words With Same Tail Word
思想	sīxiǎng	thought; thinking; idea; ideology
理想	lǐxiǎng	an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
回想	huíxiǎng	to recall; to recollect; to think back
感想	gǎnxiǎng	impressions; reflections; thoughts
梦想	mèngxiǎng	(fig.) to dream of; dream

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