假想

jiǎxiǎng

verb #16,196

Meanings

1 to imagine
2 imaginary
3 hypothetical

Characters

fake; false; hypothetical

to think; to imagine

Examples

HSK 4

这只是一个假想的情况。

Zhè zhǐshì yígè jiǎxiǎng de qíngkuàng.

This is just a hypothetical situation.

HSK 7-9

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

Stroke Order

假 jiǎ

想 xiǎng