# 想象 (xiǎngxiàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) means “to imagine; imagination”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to imagine; imagination
- Pinyin: xiǎngxiàng (xiang3 xiang4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这里比我想象的还要漂亮。
  Zhèlǐ bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng de hái yào piàoliang.
  Wait, this place is prettier than I imagined.

## Characters

- [想](https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-think/) (xiǎng): to think; to want to
- 象 (xiàng): elephant; shape

https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-xiang-imagine/

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