暗想

ànxiǎng

verb #46,675

Meanings

1 to think to oneself
2 to ponder silently
3 to muse inwardly

Characters

dark / secretly

Examples

他暗想这件事不太对劲。

Tā ànxiǎng zhè jiàn shì bù tài duìjìn.

He thought to himself that something was off.

她暗想：明天一定要早起。

Tā ànxiǎng: míngtiān yīdìng yào zǎo qǐ.

She thought to herself: tomorrow I must get up early.

Tips

usage

暗想 is a workhorse verb in novels — it introduces a character's silent inner monologue, much like English 'thought to himself'. The everyday spoken version is 心里想 (xīnlǐ xiǎng).

Stroke Order

暗 àn

想 xiǎng