想 (soeng2 | xiang3) : want; wish

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想

soeng2

xiang3

[1] [v] think; consider; suppose [2] [v] hope; expect [3] [v] plan [4] [v] remember with longing; miss [5] [v] want; would like to

There is an excellent thread about the various differences between 想 and 要 here.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

想

This word has been viewed 29917 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2009 04:27

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想不開 soeng2 bat1 hoi1 xiang3 bu4 kai1 = to take things too hard； to be depressed； to fret over trifles

心想 sam1 soeng2 xin1 xiang3 = to wish, a wish

思想 si1 soeng2 si1 xiang3 = thoughts, idea

理想 lei5 soeng2 li3 xiang3 = ideal

想念 soeng2 nim6 xiang3 nian4 = to miss someone

幻想 waan6 soeng2 huan4 xiang3 = delusion; illusion; fantasy

構想 gau3 soeng2 gou4 xiang3 = idea; concept; conception

思前想後 si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 = to consider over and over again

設想 cit3 soeng2 she4 xiang3 = to imagine; to assume; to envisage; a tentative idea; a tentative plan

著想 zoek6 soeng2 zhuo2/zhao2 xiang3 = variant of 着想

着想 zoek6 soeng2 zhuo2/zhao2 xiang3 = to give thought to; to give consideration to

想像 soeng2 zoeng6 xiang3 xiang4 = imagination; to imagine; to visualize

想象 soeng2 zoeng6 xiang3 xiang4 = to imagine; to visualize; to fancy

想方設法 soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3 xiang3 fang1 she4 fa3 = (idiom) to think of every possible solution to a problem

想法 soeng2 faat3 xiang3 fa3 = idea; to come up with an idea; the way someone thinks

想起 soeng2 hei2 xiang3 qi3 = to remember; to recall; to think of

猜想 caai1 soeng2 cai1 xiang3 = to guess; to suppose; to suspect

妄想 mong5 soeng2 wang4 xiang3 = to attempt in vain; a vain attempt

夢想 mung6 soeng2 meng4 xiang3 = to dream of (in vain); wishful thinking; fantasize; fantasise

想得到 soeng2 dak1 dou3*2 = conceivability

想到 soeng2 dou3 = bethink of

感想 gam2 soeng2 gan3 xiang3 = thoughts; impressions; reflections

回想 wui4 soeng2 hui2 xiang3 = recall, recollect, think back

聯想 lyun4 soeng2 lian2 xiang3 = associate

想望 soeng2 mong6 = be sick for; desire; look for

想要 soeng2 jiu3 xiang3 yao4 = want; desire; wish

意想 ji3 soeng2 = expect; imagine

心想事成 sam1 soeng2 si6 sing4 xin1 xiang3 shi4 cheng2 = get a wish, wish come true

想想 soeng2 soeng2 = (on) second thought

妙想 miu6 soeng2 = strange notions

妙想天開 miu6 soeng2 tin1 hoi1 = (having) some unheard-of, fantastic, idea

很想得到 han2 soeng2 dak1 dou3*2 = itch, longing, waiting, hunger for, hankering 國

想點辦法 soeng2 dim2 baan6 faat3 = think of some way to do it

想得到做得到 soeng2 dak1 dou3 zou6 dak1 dou3*2 = what he wanted he accomplished (common formation)

不理想 bat1 lei5 soeng2 bu4 li3 xiang3 = not ideal 國

想像力 soeng2 zoeng6 lik6 xiang3 xiang4 li4 = imagination

富於想像 fu3 jyu1 soeng2 zoeng6 fu4 yu2 xiang3 xiang4 = imaginative

聯想學習 lyun4 soeng2 hok6 zaap6 lian2 xiang3 xue2 xi2 = associative learning

思想保守 si1 soeng2 bou2 sau2 si1 xiang3 bao3 shou3 = [1] conservative thinking; [2] narrow-minded (in terms of [1])

想點就點 soeng2 dim2 zau6 dim2 xiang3 dian3 jiu4 dian3 = to do as one pleases 粵

暗想 am3 soeng2 an4 xiang3 = to meditate, muse, ponder

意想不到 ji3 soeng2 bat1 dou3*2 yi4 xiang3 bu4 dao4 = unexpected; previously unimagined

想家 soeng2 gaa1 xiang3 jia1 = think of one's home, be homesick

可想像 ho2 soeng2 zoeng6 ke3 xiang3 xiang4 = conceivable

想得美 soeng2 dak1 mei5 xiang3 de2 mei3 = [insult/sarcasm] "in your dreams"

妄想症 mong5 soeng2 zing3 wang4 xiang3 zheng4 = paranoia; delusion

思想開放 si1 soeng2 hoi1 fong3 si1 xiang3 kai1 fang4 = open-minded

休想 jau1 soeng2 xiu1 xiang3 = don't think (that)

想睡 soeng2 seoi6 xiang3 shui4 = drowsy; sleepy (lit., "wants sleep") 國

儒家思想 jyu4 gaa1 si1 soeng2 = [n] Confucianism

想不到 soeng2 bat1 dou3*2 xiang3 bu5 dao4 = unexpected 國

理想主義 lei5 soeng2 zyu2 ji6 li3 xiang3 zhu3 yi4 = idealism (common formation)

幻想曲 waan6 soeng2 kuk1 huan4 xiang3 qu3 = reverie; revery

思想家 si1 soeng2 gaa1 si1 xiang3 jia1 = ideologist; thinker

想一想 soeng2 jat1 soeng2 xiang3 yi1 xiang3 = think about it

想來 soeng2 loi4 xiang3 lai2 = it may be assumed that; presumably

想出 soeng2 ceot1 xiang3 chu1 = excogitate; to think out, invent

想去無幾 soeng2 heoi3 mou4 gei2 xiang3 qu4 wu2 ji1 = not far away from

想必 soeng2 bit1 xiang3 bi4 = presumably; most probably; most likely

想當然 soeng2 dong1 jin4 xiang3 dang1 ran2 = assume sth as a matter of course; take for granted

想見 soeng2 gin3 xiang3 jian4 = infer; gather

不想 bat1 soeng2 = have no intention of; in no mood; without intention; indisposition 國

思想污穢 si1 soeng2 wu1 wai3 si1 xiang3 wu1 hui4 = dirty mind

冥想 ming4 soeng2 ming2 xiang3 = deep thought; meditation

為前途着想 wai6 cin4 tou4 zoek6 soeng2 = to have a better future

痴心妄想 ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 chi1 xin1 wang4 xiang3 = wishful thinking; fond dream (common formation)

得一想二 dak1 jat1 soeng2 ji6 = greedy

道家思想 dou6 gaa1 si1 soeng2 dao4 jia1 si1 xiang3 = [Chinese philosophy] Taoist / Daoist thinking

料想 liu6 soeng2 liao4 xiang3 = expect; think; presume

想不起 soeng2 bat1 hei2 xiang3 bu4 qi3 = can't remember; have forgotten 國

想話 soeng2 waa6 = [1] to want to say; [2] (rhetorically) all that is being asked for is... 粵

推想 teoi1 soeng2 tui1 xiang3 = to imagine; guess; reckon

異想天開 ji6 soeng2 tin1 hoi1 yi4 xiang3 tian1 kai1 = to let the imagination run wild

癡心妄想 ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 chi1 xin1 wang4 xiang3 = wishful thinking; fond dream

想起來 soeng2 hei2 loi4 xiang3 qi3 lai2 = to recall; to remember

朝思暮想 ziu1 si1 mou6 soeng2 zhao1 si1 mu4 xiang3 = to yearn for someone day and night

理想化 lei5 soeng2 faa3 li3 xiang3 hua4 = idealize, idealization

想通 soeng2 tung1 xiang3 tong1 = to come round; to be convinced

非分之想 fei1 fan6 zi1 soeng2 fei1 fen4 zhi1 xiang3 = improper or unbecoming thought or desire; inordinate aspiration

不堪設想 bat1 ham1 cit3 soeng2 bu4 kan1 she4 xiang3 = too dreadful to contemplate

渴想 hot3 soeng2 ke3 xiang3 = to yearn for; to desire; to long for

想入非非 soeng2 jap6 fei1 fei1 xiang3 ru4 fei1 fei1 = give loose rein to one's imagination; let one's imagination go wild; to be in the clouds

癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉 laai3 haa4 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6 lai4 ha2 ma2 xiang3 shi2 tian1 e2 rou4 = to be out of one's league; to desire sth. one is unworthy of 粵

遐想 haa4 soeng2 xia2 xiang3 = fanciful thoughts; fantasy; reverie; daydreaming

你就想 nei5 zau6 soeng2 ni3 jiu4 xiang3 = you wish (common formation)

有頭毛冇人想生鬎鬁 jau5 tau4 mou4 mou5 jan4 soeng2 saang1 laat3 lei1 = given a choice no one would do it this way; have no alternative but to make an unwise decision 粵

可想而知 ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1 ke3 xiang3 er2 zhi1 = one may well imagine

想象力 soeng2 zoeng6 lik6 xiang3 xiang4 li4 = imagination, imaginative power, imaginative faculty

異想世界 ji6 soeng2 sai3 gaai3 yi4 xiang3 shi4 jie4 = imagination / fantasy / extraordinary world

假想敵 gaa2 soeng2 dik6 jia3 xiang3 di2 = imagined enemy

毛澤東思想 mou4 zaak6 dung1 si1 soeng2 mao2 ze2 dong1 si1 xiang3 = Mao Zedong Thought; Maoism

僵化思想 goeng1 faa3 si1 soeng2 jiang1 hua4 si1 xiang3 = ossified thinking; ossified thought (stiff and unchanging) (common formation)

主體思想塔 zyu2 tai2 si1 soeng2 taap3 zhu3 ti3 si1 xiang3 ta3 = Juche Tower

大想頭 daai6 soeng2 tau4 = unrealistically ambitious 粵

理想國 lei5 soeng2 gwok3 li3 xiang3 guo2 = Utopia

狂想曲 kwong4 soeng2 kuk1 kuang2 xiang3 qu3 = rhapsody (music)

聯想集團 lyun4 soeng2 zaap6 tyun4 lian2 xiang3 ji2 tuan2 = Lenovo group (PRC computer firm)

聯想集團有限公司 lyun4 soeng2 zaap6 tyun4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = Lenovo Group Ltd.

Showing all 45 examples containing 想

你想食牛肉定係豬肉呀？粵
Do you want to eat beef or pork?

其實我想去，不過我有太多功課。
Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.

你想食麵定係食飯呀？粵
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?

你想吃麵還是吃飯？國
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?

我想去德國旅行。粵
I want to travel Germany.

唔該，我想愛個一號餐，拎走。粵
Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.
[scenario: in McDonald's]

我想嚟探你粵
I would like to come and visit you.

我知你想點粵
I know what you want

咁我想點呀粵
In that case, how do I feel?
[Use the corrected Jyutping! 咁 is almost meaningless when used to introduce a sentence, you could translate it as "in that case" here.]

你想食飯定食麵呀？粵
Do you want to eat rice or noodles?
[Lit. you want eat rice or eat noodle [particle]?]

我唔想畀你哋見到粵
I don't want to let you see.
[Lit. I not want give you-[plural marker] see-arrive]

你想學做生意？
So you want to be a businessman?
[Lit. you want study do business? More direct translation: You want to study how to do business? This is a good example of a serial verb construction. There are three in a row here (想學做) but more are possible.]

過來呀，我有啲嘢想同你講呀。粵
Come over here, I've got something I want to discuss with you.

你想唔想食碗雲吞麵？粵
Do you want to eat a bowl of wonton noodles?

你想入幾多油啊？粵
How much gas (petrol) do you want to put in?

你有冇嘢想聽日畀我呀？粵
Do you have something you want to give me tomorrow?

你想要咩聖誕禮物呀？粵
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]

我想飲嘢粵
I want to drink something.

食飽想瞓添！粵
Feel sleepy when satiated.
[Could be said by a person who has eaten too much. see also: 飯氣攻心]

係咪想賣保險嗰啲人呀？粵
Is it those people who want to sell insurance?

夢想可唔可以成真呀？粵
Can dreams come true?

佢成日都想打韆鞦粵
She always wants to play on the swings.

你想食水果就要摘佢啦粵
If you want to have some fruit you need to pick it [from the tree].
[Lit. you want eat fruit then pick it [particle]]

真係無聊，我唔想玩落去啦！粵
You're being ridiculous, I don't want to mess around any more.
[Lit. really nonsense, I not want play-continue [particle]. 落去 has the meaning of "continue" here and may be suffixed to many verbs.]

佢成日掛住去蒲，唔想返學。粵
He'd rather go out partying than go to school.
[Lit. He always miss hang out, not want return school. Less idiomatically: He misses hanging out, he doesn't want to go to school. See http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134171,page=1]

我想請您給我量一下我的胸圍尺寸。國
I want you to take my chest measurement.

我想租一間包括水電費的房子。國
I want to rent a house that has utilities included.

如果你唔想啲垃圾流出嚟，你要綁緊個垃圾袋！粵
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!

他本來想在沿海城市工作國
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.

他原本不想到這裡來國
He originally didn't want to come here.

眼矋矋咁望實我想點？粵
Why are you looking at me with those staring eyes?

有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

你身高只有五呎九﹐想入籃球隊𠍁水啲噃。粵
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.

出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。粵
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
[From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).]

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

你真係癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉粵
You are going after a girl who is way too good for you.

想贏我？你重未夠班！粵
Trying to win against me? You're not there yet!

你一日食十包煙，想早啲釘蓋呀？粵
You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) got a death wish?
[Lit: You smoke ten packs of cigarettes a day, (you) want to die earlier?]

佢飲醉咗﹐好想撩交打。粵
He was drunk and spoiling for a fight.

我想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
I want to go to the bank in a moment to cash a cheque.

佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone.
[頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]

我等陣想去銀行幫人哋入票粵
I'll want to go to the bank to cash a cheque for someone soon.
[Shouldn't be parsed as 我等陣(我哋) but as 我等陣]

佢想表達嘅係佢可以隨心所欲粵
He wants to show that he can have his own way.

你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸粵
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty.
[Lit. you want study do business, number one [counter] thing is-exactly study wickedness]

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

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