休想

xiūxiǎng

verb HSK 7-9 #6,666

Meanings

1 don't even think about it
2 no way

Characters

Examples

你休想骗我！

Nǐ xiūxiǎng piàn wǒ!

Don't even think about fooling me!

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