Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

xiǎngfǎ 想法 [modif: 想 thinking + 法 way, method] N what one thinks, idea, opinion ■ 你 有什么想
法，尽管谈。Nǐ yǒu shénme xiǎngfǎ, jìnguǎn tán. Feel free to say whatever you have in mind. ■
老师想了解一下学生对开口语课的想 法。Lǎoshī xiǎng liáojiě yíxià xuésheng duì kāi kǒuyǔ kè
de xiǎngfǎ. The teacher wants to find out what the students think of introducing an oral Chinese
class.
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ 想方设法 V try every means, do all one can
xiǎngniàn 想念 [comp: 想 think + 念 miss (someone)] V miss, remember with longing ■ 祖母 去世两年
了，我还非常想念她。Zǔmǔ qùshì liǎng nián le, wǒ hái fēicháng xiǎngniàn tā. It’s over two years
since Granny died, but I still miss her very much.
xiǎngxiàng 想象 [v+obj: 想 think + 象 image] V imagine ■ 小女孩常常想象自己是一位美丽的舞蹈
演员。Xiǎonǚhái chángcháng xiǎngxiàng zìjǐ shì yí wèi měilì de wǔdǎo yǎnyuán. The little girl
often imagines herself to be a beautiful dancer. ■ 我不 能想象，没有音乐，怎么生活。Wǒ bù
néng xiǎngxiàng, méiyǒu yīnyuè, zěnme shēnghuó. I cannot imagine how one can live without
music.
xiàng 项 TRAD 項 MEASURE WORD item of something (for things that are composed of items or things
considered to be component) 一项任务 yí xiàng rènwù a mission / 两项文件 liǎng xiàng wénjiàn two
documents
xiàngliàn 项链 N necklace (条 tiáo) 戴一条珍珠项链 dài yì tiáo zhēnzhū xiàngliàn wear a pearl necklace
xiàngmù 项目 [comp: 项 item + 目 item] N item ■ 他负责一个重要的研究项目。Tā fùzé yíge
zhòngyào de yánjiū xiàngmù. He is in charge of an important research project.
xiàng 象¹ same as 大象 dàxiàng
xiàng 象² I N appearance, shape, image II V imitate
xiàngqí 象棋 N chess (副 fù, 盘 pán) 国际象棋 guójì xiàngqí Western chess / 中国象棋 Zhōngguó xiàngqí
Chinese chess / 下一盘象棋 xià yìpán xiàngqí play a game of chess
xiàng shēng zì 象声字 N sound-imitating word, onomatopoeia
xiàng xíng zì 象形字 N pictographic character, pictograph
xiàngzhēng 象征 V & N symbolize; symbol
xiàng 像 I V resemble, bear resemblance to, be like ■ 她很像妈妈。Tā hěn xiàng māma. She takes
after her mother. ■ 他的脾气一点也不像他 爸爸。Tā de píqì yìdiǎn yě bú xiàng tā bàba. His
temperament is not at all like his father’s. II N likeness of (a human being), portrait ■ 墙上挂着祖父
的像。Qiáng shang guàzhe zǔfù de xiàng. On the wall hangs a portrait of their grandfather.
xiàng 橡 N oak
xiàngjiāo 橡胶 N rubber 橡胶树 xiàngjiāoshù rubber tree
xiàngpí 橡皮 N eraser (a piece of rubber) (块 kuài)
xiàng 向 I PREP in the direction of, towards ■ 中国的长江、黄河都向东流。Zhōngguó de Chángjiāng,
Huánghé dōu xiàng dōng liú. China’s Yangtze River and Yellow River flow to the east. II V face ■ 这
个房间有两个窗子，一个向南，一 个想东。Zhège fángjiān yǒu liǎng ge chuāngzi, yí ge xiàng
nán, yí ge xiàng dōng. There are two win- dows in the room. One faces south and the other faces
east.
xiàngdǎo 向导 N guide 旅游向导 lǚyóu xiàngdǎo tourist guide
xiànglái 向来 ADV always, all along
xiàngwǎng 向往 V yearn for, look forward to
xiàng 巷 N narrow street, alley (条 tiáo) 一条深巷 yìtiáo shēn xiàng a long alley
xiàng 相 V assist
xiàngsheng 相声 N comic dialogue, comic cross-talk
xiāo 削 V peel 削苹果 xiāo píngguǒ peel an apple / 削铅笔 xiāo qiānbǐ sharpen a pencil
xiāo 消 V vanish
xiāochú 消除 [comp: 消 remove + 除 get rid of] V clear up, dispel ■ 我跟他好好谈了一次，消除 了
我们之间的误会。Wǒ gēn tā hǎohǎo tánle yící, xiāochúle wǒmen zhījiān de wùhuì. I had a good