Chinese word

想到

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiǎng dào

Meaning

  • verbthink of

Example

你怎么会想到这个办法？nǐ zěn me huì xiǎng dào zhè ge bàn fǎ

How did you think of this method?

Illustration for 想到 (think of)

More examples

我正在做事，突然想到一个好办法。wǒ zhèng zài zuò shì tū rán xiǎng dào yí gè hǎo bàn fǎ

While I was working, I suddenly thought of a good way.

Core concept

A thought reaches the mind through memory, association, or fresh inspiration.

Common phrases

  • 想到办法xiǎng dào bàn fǎ

    think of a way

  • 想到主意xiǎng dào zhǔ yì

    think of a good idea

Similar words

想xiǎng: Using the mind to think about something.
想起xiáng qǐ: Bringing a past event or fact back to mind.
记得jì de: Keeping a past experience or learned fact in memory.
想出xiǎng chū: Thinking until a solution or method is found.

Definition in Chinese

从记忆、联想或灵感中浮现出某个念头或解决方法，表示想到某事这个动作的结果。cóng jì yì lián xiǎng huò líng gǎn zhōng fú xiàn chū mǒu gè niàn tou huò jiě jué fāng fǎ biǎo shì xiǎng dào mǒu shì zhè ge dòng zuò de jié guǒ

Word origin

想 (xiǎng, "think") + 到 (dào, "reach") presents a thought as reaching the mind.

Usage tips

  • English often separates recalling something from forming a new idea, but this verb covers both, so context shows whether an old memory or a new solution has surfaced.

Other meanings

  • come to mindverb
  • rememberverb

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