Chinese word

构想

Pronunciation

Pinyingòu xiǎng

Meaning

  • nounidea

Example

他提出了一个构想，我们需要讨论。tā tí chū le yí gè gòu xiǎng wǒ men xū yào tǎo lùn

He proposed an idea, and we need to discuss it.

Illustration for 构想 (idea)

More examples

她的构想很大胆，但可行性需要评估。tā de gòu xiǎng hěn dà dǎn dàn kě xíng xìng xū yào píng gū

Her idea is very bold, but its feasibility needs to be assessed.

Core concept

The first map of a possible undertaking: enough shape to show where it is going, but not enough detail to carry it out.

Common phrases

  • 提出构想tí chū gòu xiǎng

    propose an idea

  • 初步构想chū bù gòu xiǎng

    preliminary idea

  • 实现构想shí xiàn gòu xiǎng

    realize an idea

Similar words

设想shè xiǎng: A general plan worked out before an undertaking begins.
想法xiáng fǎ: A casual thought or suggestion about something.
构思gòu sī: A planned approach to the content and form of a creative work or text.
方案fāng àn: A practical plan listing how to achieve a goal and the steps to follow.

Definition in Chinese

提出一个初步的设想或计划，侧重说明方向和关键点，而非执行细节。tí chū yí gè chū bù de shè xiǎng huò jì huà cè zhòng shuō míng fāng xiàng hé guān jiàn diǎn ér fēi zhí xíng xì jié

Word origin

构 (gòu, "to build") + 想 (xiǎng, "to think") presents a thought as something being built into an organized form.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, the word can make a proposal sound deliberate and substantial when a broad idea is being presented for discussion rather than announced as a final decision.

Other meanings

  • plannoun
  • conceptnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 构想者gòu xiǎng zhěidea originatornoun

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