to expect; to imagine; presumably
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to expect; to imagine; to suppose (variant of 承想)
literaryThis is a variant form of 承想. It is typically used in negative constructions such as 谁成想 (who would have thought) or 没成想 (did not expect). The form 承想 is more commonly used in modern writing.
Shéi谁
chéng成
xiǎng想
tā他
huì会
tū突
rán然
cí辞
zhí职
？
Who would have thought he would suddenly resign?
Méi没
chéng成
xiǎng想
shì事
qing情
biàn变
de得
zhè这
me么
fù复
zá杂
。
I didn't expect things to become so complicated.
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Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
yǐ以
wéi为
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
，
shéi谁
chéng成
xiǎng想
shì是
gè个
dà大
qíng晴
tiān天
。
Everyone thought it would rain; who would have thought it would be a sunny day?