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[1] [v] think; consider; suppose [2] [v] hope; expect [3] [v] plan [4] [v] remember with longing; miss [5] [v] want; would like to Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: 心 (#61)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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想不開
soeng2 bat1 hoi1 = to take things too hard； to be depressed； to fret over trifles
心想
sam1 soeng2 = to wish, a wish
思想
si1 soeng2 = thoughts, idea
理想
lei5 soeng2 = ideal
想念
soeng2 nim6 = to miss someone
幻想
waan6 soeng2 = delusion; illusion; fantasy
構想
gau3 soeng2 = idea; concept; conception
思前想後
si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 = to consider over and over again
設想
cit3 soeng2 = to imagine; to assume; to envisage; a tentative idea; a tentative plan
著想
zoek6 soeng2 = variant of 着想See all 93 compounds (CantoDict reports 98 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 45 examples containing 想
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.]
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]
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]
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!
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]
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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