想象

Chinese

	to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
trad. (想象)	想	象
simp. ^#(想象)	想	象
alternative forms	想像

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎngxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² zoeng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-siong
Min Nan (POJ): sióng-siōng / sióng-siǒng / siáng-chhiāng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngsiàng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang³-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: syǎng-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangshianq
  - Palladius: сянсян (sjansjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɑŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    想像
    想象
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: soeng² zoeng⁶
  - Yale: séung jeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² dzoeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng² zêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ t͡ʃœːŋ²²/
  - Homophones:
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    想像
    想象
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-siong
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiong` xiong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiong³ xiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕi̯oŋ³¹ ɕi̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siōng
  - Tâi-lô: sióng-siōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siofngsiong
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siǒng
  - Tâi-lô: sióng-siǒng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáng-chhiāng
  - Tâi-lô: siáng-tshiāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafngchiang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiaŋ²²/

Verb

想象

to imagine; to picture; to envision
戒煙比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, trad.]
戒烟比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, simp.]
Jièyān bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng róngyì duō le. [Pinyin]
Quitting smoking was easier than I imagined.

Usage notes

In Mainland China, the form 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) is prescribed and the alternative form 想像 is proscribed. In Taiwan and Hong Kong, the form 想像 (xiǎngxiàng) is preferred.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 想象

估量 (gūliang)
假定 (jiǎdìng)
假想 (jiǎxiǎng)
商量 (shāngliàng) (Classical Chinese)
嫌 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
忖度 (cǔnduó) (literary)
思裁 (sīcái) (literary)
打估 (Pinghua)
推想 (tuīxiǎng)
揣度 (chuǎiduó) (formal)
母量 (Gan)
派胚 (Min Nan)
猜 (cāi)
猜度 (cāiduó)
猜想 (cāixiǎng)
猜摸 (cāimo)
猜料 (cāiliào)
臭疑 (Min Nan)
臭青疑 (Min Nan)
阿合 (Quanzhou & Xiamen Hokkien)

青疑 (Min Nan)
估計／估计 (gūjì)
假設／假设 (jiǎshè)
懷疑／怀疑 (huáiyí)
懸／悬 (xuán) (literary, or in compounds)
推測／推测 (tuīcè)
擬／拟 (nǐ)
測／测 (cè) (literary, or in compounds)
測估／测估 (cègū)
測度／测度 (cèduó)
測算／测算 (cèsuàn)
猜測／猜测 (cāicè)
猜詳／猜详 (cāixiáng)
算計／算计 (suànjì)
約摸／约摸 (yuēmo)
虛擬／虚拟 (xūnǐ)
要約／要约 (yāoyuē) (Jin)
設想／设想 (shèxiǎng)
預計／预计 (yùjì)

Derived terms

想象力 (xiǎngxiànglì)

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