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HSK 1 word · verb

xiǎng

to want; to think

Stroke order

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13 strokes

Example sentence

我想喝水。

Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.

I want to drink water.

More sentences with

与其抱怨问题太复杂,不如先想办法解决。

Yǔqí bàoyuàn wèntí tài fùzá, bùrú xiān xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué.

Rather than complain that the problem is too complex, it is better to first find a way to solve it.

校园里的宿舍条件比我想象的好得多。

Xiàoyuán lǐ de sùshè tiáojiàn bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng de hǎo de duō.

The dormitory conditions on campus are much better than I imagined.

正如材料所示,想方设法并不能单独解释全部现象。

Zhèngrú cáiliào suǒ shì, xiǎng fāng shè fǎ bìng bù néng dāndú jiěshì quánbù xiànxiàng.

As the material shows, try various devices to cannot by itself explain all phenomena.

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Frequently asked questions about

What does 想 mean?
想 (xiǎng) means "to want; to think" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 想 have?
想 has 13 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 想 in?
想 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.