想 xiǎng to think (about) / to think of / to devise / to think (that) / to believe (that) / to desire / to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) syn 觉得 覺得 jué de to think that ... / to feel that ... / to feel (uncomfortable etc) syn 那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn 当 當 dàng at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) syn 认为 認為 rèn wéi to believe / to think / to consider / to feel syn 以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) syn 没什么 沒甚麼 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome syn 想到 xiǎng dào to think of / to call to mind / to anticipate syn 想法 xiǎng fǎ way of thinking / opinion / notion / to think of a way (to do sth) syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 想想 xiǎng xiang to have a think about it / recall... syn 意 yì idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate syn 想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall / to think of / to call to mind syn 估计 估計 gū jì to estimate / to assess / to calculate / (coll.) to reckon / to think (that ...) syn 怀念 懷念 huái niàn to cherish the memory of / to think of / to reminisce syn 思 sī to think / to consider syn 设法 設法 shè fǎ to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth) syn 回想 huí xiǎng to recall / to recollect / to think back syn 遗忘 遺忘 yí wàng to forget / to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that) / don't imagine (that) syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 琢磨 zuó mo to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] syn 思念 sī niàn to think of / to long for / to miss syn 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other syn 自言自语 自言自語 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize syn 发热 發熱 fā rè to have a high temperature / feverish / unable to think calmly / to emit heat syn 心想 xīn xiǎng to think to oneself / to think syn 惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of / to keep thinking about / to be concerned about syn 眷顾 眷顧 juàn gù to care for / to show concern for / to think longingly (of one's country) syn 手软 手軟 shǒu ruǎn to be lenient / to relent / to be reluctant to make a hard decision / to think twice syn 应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn 再三 zài sān over and over again / again and again syn 缅怀 緬懷 miǎn huái to commemorate / to recall fondly / to think of the past syn 思索 sī suǒ to think deeply / to ponder syn 不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity syn 试想 試想 shì xiǎng to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it: ...") syn 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 料想 liào xiǎng to expect / to presume / to think (sth is likely) syn 反思 fǎn sī to think back over sth / to review / to revisit / to rethink / reflection / reassessment syn 自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant syn 智囊团 智囊團 zhì náng tuán think tank / brain trust 自鸣得意 自鳴得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself syn 俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom) / to repeat over and over again 推崇 tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere syn 胸怀 胸懷 xiōng huái one's bosom (the seat of emotions) / breast / broad-minded and open / to think about / to cherish syn 转体 轉體 zhuǎn tǐ to roll over / to turn over (one's body) syn 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 动脑筋 動腦筋 dòng nǎo jīn to use one's brains / to think syn 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down / to knock over / to run over (sb) syn 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb syn 转念 轉念 zhuǎn niàn to have second thoughts about sth / to think better of 器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) syn 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 一条心 一條心 yī tiáo xīn to be of one mind / to think or act alike syn 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ to act without taking time to think (idiom) / to react instantly / to fire from the hip syn 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 扫视 掃視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over syn 思慕 sī mù to cherish the memory of sb / to think of with respect syn 自高自大 zì gāo zì dà to think of oneself as terrific (idiom) / arrogant syn 暗想 àn xiǎng think to oneself 殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned 急智 jí zhì quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency syn 思虑 思慮 sī lǜ to think sth through / to consider carefully syn 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of syn 苦思 kǔ sī to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings syn 苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom) / to think hard / to rack one's brains syn 畅想 暢想 chàng xiǎng to think freely / unfettered imagination 痛定思痛 tòng dìng sī tòng to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) / to ponder about a painful experience syn 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) syn 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi to think of danger in times of safety / to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom) syn 眷念 juàn niàn to think fondly of syn 腾越 騰越 téng yuè to jump over / to vault / to soar over syn 想办法 想辦法 xiǎng bàn fǎ to think of a method 想出 xiǎng chū to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc) 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly / over and over again 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over / to fall over / to greatly admire / to prostrate oneself before syn 挂在嘴边 掛在嘴邊 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over 挂帅 掛帥 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be over-emphasized 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 冥思苦想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom) / to think hard / to rack one's brains syn 默想 mò xiǎng silent contemplation / to meditate / to think in silence syn 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng think three times then go (idiom) / don't act before you've thought it through carefully syn 推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 怀 懷 huái bosom / heart / mind / to think of / to harbor in one's mind / to conceive (a child) syn 自作聪明 自作聰明 zì zuò cōng míng to think oneself clever (idiom) syn 掠 lüè to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep syn 自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò zhǔ zhāng to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom) / to act on one's own initiative syn 三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom) / consider carefully in advance 