想法

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (想法)		想	法

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎngfǎ, xiǎngfa

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ, ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄈㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² faat³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-fap
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siǔⁿ-hoat / siūⁿ-hoat / siōⁿ-hoat

(Teochew, Peng'im): sion⁶ huag⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfǎ [Phonetic: xiángfǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang³-fa³
  - Yale: syǎng-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangfaa
  - Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfa
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄈㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfå
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang³-fa⁵
  - Yale: syǎng-fa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheang.fa
  - Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ fä⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng² faat³
  - Yale: séung faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng² fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ faːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-fap
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiong^ˋ fab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiong³ fab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ fap̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siǔⁿ-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: siǔnn-huat
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siũ²² huat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siũ³³⁻²² huat̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: siūnn-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxhoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siũ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: siōnn-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svioixhoad
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sion⁶ huag⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siŏⁿ huak
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ huak̚²/

Noun

想法

idea; thought; intention
我覺得你這個想法冒進了。 [MSC, trad.]
我觉得你这个想法冒进了。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ juéde nǐ zhège xiǎngfǎ màojìn le. [Pinyin]
I think this idea of yours is too rash.

我覺得這個想法理論上沒有錯，不過實踐操作起來難度會很大。 [MSC, trad.]
我觉得这个想法理论上没有错，不过实践操作起来难度会很大。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ juéde zhège xiǎngfǎ lǐlùnshàng méiyǒu cuò, bùguò shíjiàn cāozuò qǐlái nándù huì hěn dà. [Pinyin]
I think this idea is not wrong in theory, but it will be very difficult to put into practice.
opinion; view

Synonyms

(idea):

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主意
心念 (xīnniàn)
心思 (xīnsī)
志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
念頭 / 念头 (niàntou)
思想 (sīxiǎng)
意念 (yìniàn)
想頭 / 想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
理念 (lǐniàn)
諗法 / 谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
點子 / 点子 (diǎnzi)

(opinion):

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主張 / 主张 (zhǔzhāng)
倡議 / 倡议 (chàngyì)
建議 / 建议 (jiànyì)
意下 (yìxià) (literary)
意思
意見 / 意见 (yìjiàn)
提議 / 提议 (tíyì)
看法 (kànfǎ)
看點 / 看点 (kàndiǎn)
眼光 (yǎnguāng)
睇法 (tai² faat³) (Cantonese)
視角 / 视角 (shìjiǎo)
見地 / 见地 (jiàndì)
見解 / 见解 (jiànjiě)
觀點 / 观点 (guāndiǎn)
角度 (jiǎodù)
諗法 / 谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
議 / 议 (yì) (literary, or in compounds)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎngfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² faat³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-fap
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siǔⁿ-hoat / siūⁿ-hoat / siōⁿ-hoat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngfǎ [Phonetic: xiángfǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang³-fa³
  - Yale: syǎng-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangfaa
  - Palladius: сянфа (sjanfa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng² faat³
  - Yale: séung faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng² fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ faːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-fap
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiong^ˋ fab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiong³ fab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ fap̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siǔⁿ-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: siǔnn-huat
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siũ²² huat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /siũ³³⁻²² huat̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: siūnn-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sviuxhoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siũ²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siũ³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siũ³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ-hoat
  - Tâi-lô: siōnn-huat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svioixhoad
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²/

Verb

想法

to think of a way (to do something)

Synonyms

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作計 / 作计 (zuòjì) (literary)
出主意
想方 (xiǎngfāng) (literary)
想辦法 / 想办法 (xiǎng bànfǎ)
打主意
拿主意 (ná zhǔyi)
設法 / 设法 (shèfǎ)