心想 (xīn xiǎng) — to think to oneself; to assume (in one's mind)

Definizione

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)

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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