想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine
to imagine; to envision; imagination
How to remember 想象: 想 think about + 象 elephant = to imagine.
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How it is used
- To imagine; imagination - 无法想象 (wúfǎ xiǎngxiàng) can't imagine; 想象力 (xiǎngxiànglì) imagination as a faculty.
- Picturing something in the mind, forming a mental image. Also written 想像.
- Note 象 is xiàng. Common: 难以想象 (hard to imagine), 出乎想象 (beyond what one imagined).
Example sentences
- 那只是你的想象。 Nà zhǐshì nǐ de xiǎngxiàng.It's just your imagination.
- 这只是你的想象。 Zhè zhǐshì nǐ de xiǎngxiàng.It's just your imagination.
- 比我想象中的更简单。 Bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng de gèng jiǎndān.That was easier than I thought it would be.