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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

想象 [xiǎnɡxiànɡ]
  1. 1. noun imagination
    我们不能靠想象来断定事情会不会成功。
    We can't presume that it won't work out just based on our imagination.
    很难想像
    it's hard to imagine
  2. 2. verb to imagine
    丈夫去当兵了,她每天晚上只能想象丈夫的样子,不知道何时能相见。
    As the husband joined the army, she could only see him in her imagination, not knowing when they could meet again.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

想象 [xiǎnɡxiànɡ]
  1. 1. 指在知觉材料的基础上,经过头脑加工而创造出新形象的心理过程
    想象丰富。
  2. 2. 推想出不在眼前的事物的具体形象或发展结果
    不难想象他当时该有何等的痛苦。

Examples

问题决不像我们当初想象的那么单纯。
The problem is by no means as simple as we first thought.
编录的过程没有想象的那么轻松。
The process of selecting excerpts, and editing is not as easy as it is often thought.
桂林的美景肯定超乎你的想象
The beautiful scenery in Guilin is sure to go beyond your imagination.
许多美好的想象,会在现实中化为泡影。
Many beautiful imaginations will turn to visionary hopes in reality.
闲暇时,我时常为自己设想老景,想象一幅闲适淡然的晚景图。
In my spare time, I often imagine my life in old age , in which I lead an easy and carefree life.
礼宾是一门学问,不像我们想象得那么简单。
How to receive guests decently is a knowledge which is not as easy as we imagine.
事情不是你想象的那样,你不要屈枉我!
Things aren't like that, don't treat me unfairly.
丈夫去当兵了,她每天晚上只能想象丈夫的样子,不知道何时能相见。
As the husband joined the army, she could only see him in her imagination, not knowing when they could meet again.
我们的友情至深,不是你想象的那般肤浅。
Our profound friendship is not as shallow as you think of.

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