想象
Chinese
HSK 4 Vocabulary
Chinese
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neutral
xiǎng xiàng
拼音
xiǎng xiàng
汉字拆解
想 = 相 (mutual/phase) + 心 (heart); 象 = pictograph of an elephant (then extended to 'image/resemblance')
含义
Imagination; to imagine. Refers to the mental act of forming ideas or images of things not present.
Used as both a noun (想象力 = imagination/imaginative power) and a verb (想象一下 = imagine for a moment). Common in creative, educational, and analytical contexts. 不可想象 (unimaginable) and 超乎想象 (beyond imagination) are fixed phrases.
例句
- 孩子的想象力非常丰富,总是能想出新奇的故事。
- 很难想象没有网络的生活是什么样子。
- 她的成功超乎所有人的想象。
用法指南
语境: creativity, education, everyday
语气: thoughtful
正确说法
- 请想象一下,如果你住在海边,生活会有什么不同?(Imagine — if you lived by the sea, how would life be different?)
- 他的想象力让所有人都感到惊讶。(His imagination surprised everyone.)
错误说法
- 不要把'想象'和'幻想'混用 — '想象'更中性,'幻想'暗示不切实际的空想 (Don't confuse 想象 with 幻想 — 想象 is neutral, while 幻想 implies unrealistic or fanciful thinking)
起源与历史
想 (think/wish) + 象 (image/resemblance) — together meaning 'to form a mental image or picture in the mind'.
文化背景
世代: All ages
社会背景: Universal
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