休想

xiūxiǎng

verb HSK 7-9 #6,666

Meanings

1 don't even think about it
2 no way

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

你休想骗我！

Nǐ xiūxiǎng piàn wǒ!

Don't even think about fooling me!

HSK 5

休想逃走！

Xiūxiǎng táozǒu!

Don't even think about escaping!

Tips

grammar

休想 is always used in the negative sense: 'don't even think about (doing something)'. The pattern is 休想 + verb. It's emphatic and often used as a warning or refusal.

memory

休 (stop) + 想 (think) = stop thinking about it! A blunt way to say 'no way'.

Stroke Order

休 xiū

想 xiǎng