xiǎng
think, want, miss
Expresses thinking, wanting, and missing someone or something. One of the most frequently used verbs for expressing desires and thoughts.

Compound Words

想要 xiǎngyào
English: want (emphatic)
Español: querer (enfático)
💡 think + want = strong desire
想念 xiǎngniàn
English: miss, long for
Español: extrañar / echar de menos
💡 think + remember = missing someone
想法 xiǎngfǎ
English: idea, thought
Español: idea / pensamiento
💡 think + method = way of thinking
想象 xiǎngxiàng
English: imagine
Español: imaginar
💡 think + elephant/image = create mental pictures
想起 xiǎngqǐ
English: remember, think of
Español: recordar / acordarse de
💡 think + rise = memory comes up
想到 xiǎngdào
English: think of, come up with
Español: pensar en / ocurrírsele
💡 think + arrive = reach a thought
想出 xiǎngchū
English: come up with, think up
Español: idear / inventar
💡 think + out = produce an idea
想通 xiǎngtōng
English: figure out, understand
Español: entender / darse cuenta
💡 think + through = reach understanding
想办法 xiǎngbànfǎ
English: think of a way
Español: buscar una solución
💡 think + method = find solution
想家 xiǎngjiā
English: homesick
Español: tener nostalgia del hogar
💡 think + home = missing home
想不到 xiǎngbùdào
English: unexpected, can't imagine
Español: inesperado / no poder imaginar
💡 think + not + arrive = can't reach that thought
想笑 xiǎngxiào
English: feel like laughing
Español: querer reír
💡 think + laugh = want to laugh