假想

jiǎxiǎng

verb/adjective #16,196

Meanings

1 to imagine
2 imaginary
3 hypothetical

Characters

fake; false; hypothetical

to think; to imagine

Examples

这只是一个假想的情况。

Zhè zhǐ shì yī gè jiǎxiǎng de qíngkuàng.

This is just a hypothetical situation.

军事演习中设定了假想敌。

Jūnshì yǎnxí zhōng shèdìng le jiǎxiǎngdí.

A hypothetical enemy was set up in the military exercise.

Tips

usage

假想敌 (jiǎxiǎngdí) is a very common compound meaning 'hypothetical enemy' or 'imaginary rival,' used both in military contexts and figuratively.

Stroke Order

假 jià

想 xiǎng