暗想 (Chinese PinYin: [àn xiǎng]; traditional Chinese: 暗想) may mean: (1) verb. Think to oneself; (2) verb. Ponder; (3) verb. turn over in one’s mind. It can be used in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 心中暗想 (think to oneself), 暗想对策 (ponder on solutions), 大概会暗想 (may think to oneself).

Literally: 暗 (secretly) + 想 (think)

1. How to pronounce 暗想?

Chinese Pinyin: [àn xiǎng]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 暗想

Synonyms: 思量, 推测, 盘算, 掂量,

Antonyms: 明知,

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 暗想

Fixed expression: 心中暗想 (think to oneself),

Collocation: 暗想对策 (ponder on solutions), 大概会暗想 (may think to oneself),

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4. How to use 暗想 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 暗想.

4.1 他心里暗想，他们的工作态度不好。

Translation: He thinks to himself that they have a bad attitude at work.

4.2 世界真美好呀，我暗想。

Translation: What a wonderful world , I thought to myself.

4.3 他坐在那里暗想着他的不幸。

Translation: He sits to ponder his misfortune there.

4.4 我暗想，噢，他根本没理解这件事。

Translation: I thought to myself, Oh, he really didn’t get it at all.

4.5 你大概会暗想：“哦不，怎么又是这样的PPT演示文稿，真没劲！”

Translation: You are probably thinking to yourself, “Oh no, not another Powerpoint presentation – BORING!”

4.6 当他离开的时候，他暗想，”这是一个可怕的地方，我再也不会来了。

Translation: As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

4.7 他静静的暗想着下一步怎么办。

Translation: He pondered the next move / what to do next quietly.

4.8 他一面低头暗想，一面慢慢踱上小船

Translation: He lowered his head to ponder while he slowly stepped onto the small boat.

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