How to say "to think" in Chinese
想
xiǎngto thinkPart of speech: Verbs
"to think" in Chinese is 想 — pronounced xiǎng.
In a sentence
- 你想喝点儿什么？Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎnr shénme?What would you like to drink?
Hear the tones, then say it back
Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 想 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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