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  soeng2   jyutping
  xiang3   pinyin
[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 and  here.
Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: (#61)

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

This word has been viewed 29688 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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detail  soeng2 bat1 hoi1  xiang3 bu4 kai1 = to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
detail  sam1 soeng2  xin1 xiang3 = to wish, a wish
detail  si1 soeng2  si1 xiang3 = thoughts, idea
detail  lei5 soeng2  li3 xiang3 = ideal
detail  soeng2 nim6  xiang3 nian4 = to miss someone
detail  waan6 soeng2  huan4 xiang3 = delusion; illusion; fantasy
detail  gau3 soeng2  gou4 xiang3 = idea; concept; conception
detail  si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6   = to consider over and over again
detail  cit3 soeng2  she4 xiang3 = to imagine; to assume; to envisage; a tentative idea; a tentative plan
detail  zoek6 soeng2  zhuo2/zhao2 xiang3 = variant of 着想
See all 93 compounds (CantoDict reports 98 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 45 examples containing 想
detail audio 牛肉定係豬肉
Do you want to eat beef or pork?
detail audio 其實不過太多功課
Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.
detail audio 定係食飯
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
detail 還是吃飯
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
detail audio 德國旅行
I want to travel Germany.
detail audio 唔該一號拎走
Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.
[scenario: in McDonald's]
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I would like to come and visit you.
detail
I know what you want
detail 點呀
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.]
detail 食飯定食
Do you want to eat rice or noodles?
[Lit. you want eat rice or eat noodle [particle]?]
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