Writing
想象 (xiǎngxiàng) — how to say "to imagine" in Chinese
想象
To imagine, to envision
verb
Character composition
想
to think; to imagine
象
image; appearance
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
豕
Pig
#152 · shǐ · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
想象丰富
xiǎngxiàng fēngfù
rich imagination
发挥想象
fāhuī xiǎngxiàng
use imagination
无法想象
wúfǎ xiǎngxiàng
cannot imagine
Examples
人类早期的许多科学发现，最初都源于科学家们大胆的想象和假设。
Many early scientific discoveries of mankind originally stemmed from scientists' bold imagination and hypotheses.
我无法想象。
I can't imagine.
Frequently asked questions
How to say imagine in Chinese?
"to imagine" in Chinese is 想象 (xiǎngxiàng).
想象 meaning in English
想象 (xiǎngxiàng) means "To imagine, to envision".
How is 想象 pronounced?
It is pronounced xiǎngxiàng (written as xiangxiang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to imagine" in Chinese characters?
It is written 想象: 想 has 13 strokes, 象 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 想象?
想象 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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