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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiǎng]
  1. 1. verb [思考] think
    你帮我个办法吧!
    Help me think of a way to do it!
  2. 2. verb [推测] reckon
    他会同意的。
    I reckon he'll agree.
    今天可能会下雨。
    I reckon it might rain today.
  3. 3. verb [打算] want to
    换个工作。
    I want to change jobs.
  4. 4. verb [想念] miss
    孩子们很妈妈。
    The children miss their mother.
    刚到这里时,她特别家。
    When she first arrived here she missed home terribly.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

[xiǎng]
  1. 1. judge
  2. 2. opine
  3. 3. trow
  4. 4. conceit
  5. 5. deem
  6. 6. reckon
  7. 7. intend
  8. 8. guess
  9. 9. imagine
  10. 10. wish
  11. 11. choose
  12. 12. dream
  13. 13. believe
  14. 14. think
  15. 15. like

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[xiǎng]
  1. 1. 动脑筋;思考
    让我
    办法。
    冥思苦
    法。
  2. 2. 估计;认为
    他会答应。
    当然。
  3. 3. 计划;希望
    去北京读书。
    找个工作。
  4. 4. 记挂;怀念
    朝思暮
    念。

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这件事你不妨换个角度去
Why don’t you think about it from a different perspective?
会好友,品春茗,都惬意。
Just thinking about meeting friends and tasting spring tea makes me feel pleasant.
别老咬你的大拇指,怎么解决问题。
Instead of biting your thumb, think about how to solve your problems.
不能只顾自己的利益,要多大我。
We should take the interests of the group into account, instead of only thinking of ourselves.
你别只顾着干急,还是对策吧。
Don't act anxious and unable to do anything, find ways to circumvent the problem.
我们不要互相怪怨,下一步怎么办才是正理。
We shouldn't blame each other. The right thing to do is think about what to do next.
你开会回回迟到,还干下去呀。
You are late for the meeting every time. Do you still want to work here?
我不戴框架眼镜了,买副隐形眼镜戴。
I don't want to wear glasses any more; I'd like to wear contact lenses instead.
你再,主意一但拿定就别反悔了,开弓可没有回头箭!
You'd better think it through again: once decided, you can't change your mind any more. Once the arrow is shot, you can never take it back.
闲暇时,我时常为自己设老景,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.

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nciku Note

Modal verbs

Modal verbs: "想", "要", "可以", "会"

Modal verbs such as "想" xiǎng, "要" yào, "可以" kěyǐ, "会" huì are often put before verbs to show will, capability or possibility. putting "不" before the modal verbs is the negative forms of these verbs.

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