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想像

Word · Verb · Noun

same as 想象; imagine; imagination

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to imagine; to visualize; to fancy; to conceive

Used to describe the mental process of forming images or concepts of things not present. Equivalent to 想象.

Wǒ我
wú无
fǎ法
xiǎng想
xiàng像
méi没
yǒu有
nǐ你
de的
shēng生
huó活
 。

I can't imagine life without you.

Bì闭
shàng上
yǎn眼
jing睛
 ,
xiǎng想
xiàng像
nǐ你
zài在
dà大
hǎi海
biān边
 。

Close your eyes and imagine you are by the sea.

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chángi
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xiàngr
zìe
jǐn
shì
chāoo
jíf
yīngt
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 u
 p
 e
 r
 h
 e
 r
 o
 e
 s
 .

Children often imagine themselves as superheroes.

2.

noun

imagination; fancy

Refers to the cognitive faculty or power of forming mental images, or the resulting mental image itself.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
yǒu有
fēng丰
fù富
de的
xiǎng想
xiàng像
lì力
 。

This child has a rich imagination.

Kē科
huàn幻
xiǎo小
shuō说
xū需
yào要
dà大
dǎn胆
de的
xiǎng想
xiàng像
 。

Science fiction requires bold imagination.

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Yì艺
shù术
jiā家
de的
xiǎng想
xiàng像
chuàng创
zào造
le了
měi美
lì丽
de的
huà画
miàn面
 。

The artist's imagination created a beautiful scene.