Chinese word dictionary

设想

shèxiǎng · to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for

Practice word

Word information

Simplified设想

Traditional設想

Pinyinshèxiǎng

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.

设shè

to build, to design; to establish; to offer

想xiǎng

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

How to learn 设想

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)

理想lǐxiǎng

an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect

梦想mèngxiǎng

(fig.) to dream of; dream

想法xiǎngfǎ

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

建设jiànshè

to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

设备shèbèi

equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4]