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to imagine

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xiang3xiang4 • xiǎngxiàng

Meaning


Primary

to imagine

Alternatives

imagine, imagined, imagines, imagining, imagination

Mnemonic


想像 To imagine is 想 to think and to create images in your head that 像 resemble real things.

Usage


你 能 想像 未來 的 生活 嗎?

Can you imagine life in the future?

很難 想像 沒有 水 的 世界。

It's hard to imagine a world without water.

孩子們 想像 自己 是 太空人。

The children imagine that they are astronauts.