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 34014 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
See all 93 compounds (CantoDict reports 98 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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]?]

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