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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 设想

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
设想 shè xiǎng - to imagine
- to assume
- to envisage
- tentative plan
- to have consideration for

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 5 7,719 7,020 15,232

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
设 shè- to set up; to put in place
- (math.) given; suppose; if
想 xiǎng- to think (about)
- to think of; to devise
- to think (that); to believe (that)
- to desire; to want (to)
- to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

Other Words Containing 设想

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
设想 6 5 7,719 7,020 15,232
不堪设想 - - 24,555 21,061 28,890