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设想

設想
shèxiǎng
verb HSK 5 #7,719

Meanings

  1. 1 to imagine; to assume; to envisage
  2. 2 an assumption; a tentative plan

Characters

设
shè
to set up; to suppose
想
xiǎng
to think; to imagine
Setting up a thought - imagining or hypothesizing a scenario.

Examples

HSK 2
设想一下如果没有手机会怎样。
Shèxiǎng yīxià rúguǒ méiyǒu shǒujī huì zěnyàng.
Imagine what it would be like without phones.
HSK 3
他的设想得到了大家的支持。
Tā de shèxiǎng dédào le dàjiā de zhīchí.
His vision received everyone's support.
HSK 6
这个设想很有创意。
Zhège shèxiǎng hěn yǒu chuàngyì.
This idea is very creative.

Tips

usage
设想 often implies a hypothetical or forward-looking scenario. As a noun, it means a tentative plan or vision. Compare with 想象, which is more general 'imagination.'
usage
Compare: 想象 (imagine, general), 设想 (envisage, more purposeful/hypothetical), 幻想 (fantasize, unrealistic).

Stroke Order

设 shè
想 xiǎng