Chinese word dictionary

联想

liánxiǎng · Lenovo; to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs

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Word information

Simplified联想

Traditional聯想

Pinyinliánxiǎng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

联lián

ally, associate; to connect, to join

想xiǎng

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

How to learn 联想

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.

Related vocabulary

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)

互联网hùliánwǎng

Internet

理想lǐxiǎng

an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect

联系liánxì

connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch; variant of 聯繫|联系[lian2 xi4]

梦想mèngxiǎng

(fig.) to dream of; dream

想法xiǎngfǎ

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