想像 meaning in English

xiǎngxiàng

to imagine; to envision; imagination

26 strokes

Meaning of 想像

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiǎngxiàng
  1. to imagine; to envision
  2. imagination

想像 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

它tā比bǐ你nǐ想xiǎng像xiàng的de要yào难nán。
It's more difficult than you think.
他tā不bú是shì我wǒ所suǒ想xiǎng像xiàng的de那nà样yàng人rén。
He is not like the person I imagined.
我wǒ无wú法fǎ想xiǎng像xiàng没méi有yǒu你nǐ的de生shēng活huó。
I can't imagine life without you.
他tā是shì非fēi常cháng有yǒu想xiǎng像xiàng力lì的de作zuò家jiā。
He is a very imaginative writer.
我wǒ无wú法fǎ想xiǎng像xiàng生shēng命mìng中zhòng没méi有yǒu他tā。
I can't conceive of living without him.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

想 xiǎng · to think · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

像 xiàng · to resemble · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 想像.

好像hǎoxiàngas if; to seem like
想法xiǎngfǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
想到xiǎngdàoto think of; to call to mind
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
理想lǐxiǎngan ideal; a dream
思想sīxiǎngthought; thinking
想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination
梦想mèngxiǎng(fig.) to dream of; dream
没想到méi xiǎngdàodidn't expect
想念xiǎngniànto miss; to remember with longing
摄像机shèxiàngjīvideo camera
偶像ǒuxiàngidol

Questions about 想像

What does 想像 mean?

想像 (xiǎngxiàng) means "to imagine; to envision; imagination".

How do you write 想像?

想像 is made of 2 characters: 想 (13 strokes), 像 (13 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.