Chinese word dictionary

想法

xiǎngfǎ · way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)

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Word information

Simplified想法

Traditional想法

Pinyinxiǎngfǎ

Part of speech名

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

想xiǎng

to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think

法fǎ

law, rule, statute; method, way; French

How to learn 想法

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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想xiǎng

to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

办法bànfǎ

way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]

方法fāngfǎ

method; way; technique; procedure; CL:個|个[ge4]

法fǎ

France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]; law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1]); old variant of 法[fa3]; law; variant of 法[fa3]

法律fǎlǜ

law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]

看法kànfǎ

way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]