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The word "想象" is formed by combining the character "想", which means "to think" or "to conceive", with the character "象", which means "image" or "appearance". Together, they create a compound word where "想" represents the mental act of thinking, and "象" represents the visual or conceptual form being thought of, thus directly conveying the concept of forming mental images, which corresponds to the meaning "to imagine" or "imagination".

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我们可以想象美好事物。

Wǒmen kěyǐ xiǎngxiàng měihǎo shìwù.

We can imagine beautiful things.

想象力的培养很重要。

Xiǎngxiànglì de péiyǎng hěn zhòngyào.

The cultivation of imagination is very important.

他无法想象自己会成功。

Tā wúfǎ xiǎngxiàng zìjǐ huì chénggōng.

He cannot imagine that he will succeed.

科学家需要想象未知的可能性。

Kēxuéjiā xūyào xiǎngxiàng wèizhī de kěnéngxìng.

Scientists need to imagine the possibilities of the unknown.

在缺乏证据的情况下，我们只能依靠想象来推测。

Zài quēfá zhèngjù de qíngkuàng xià, wǒmen zhǐ néng yīkào xiǎngxiàng lái tuīcè.

In the absence of evidence, we can only rely on imagination to speculate.

Word Definition - 想象

xiǎng xiàng to imagine; to envision; imagination

Individual Character Details

想 xiǎng
象 xiàng