心想 (xīn xiǎng) — to think to oneself; to assume (in one's mind)
Definition
心想 is a literary/spoken verb meaning 'to think to oneself / to assume' — one thinks internally but the thought may not be correct or acted on.
verb
to think to oneselfto assume (in one's mind)
Examples
- 心想。Wǒ xīn xiǎng zhè jiàn shì méi nà me jiǎn dān.I thought to myself that this matter is not that simple.
- 心想。Tā xīn xiǎng duì fāng yí dìng huì dā ying hé zuò.He assumed the other party would agree to cooperate.
- 心想，。Wǒ xīn xiǎng, yě xǔ zhè ge bàn fǎ xíng bù tōng.I thought to myself, maybe this method won't work.
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