休想 xiūxiǎng don't think (that)
don't think (that); don't imagine (that)
How to remember 休想: 休 rest + 想 think about = don't think (that).
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How it is used
- 'Don't even think about it' - a curt refusal - 你休想拿走我的钱 (nǐ xiūxiǎng ná zǒu wǒ de qián) don't you dare think you'll take my money.
- Emphatic, confrontational; 休 here means 'don't'. Always about denying someone's hope/scheme.
- Stronger and more hostile than 别想 (bié xiǎng); marks the wish as flatly impossible.