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想到

xiǎng dào · xiang dao

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Meaning

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  1. to think of
  2. to call to mind
  3. to anticipate
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Where to go at the weekend

  1. Dengdeng

    下个(xiàge)周末(zhōumò)，你(nǐ)想到(xiǎngdào)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Next weekend, have you thought of where to go?

  2. Liangliang

    想到(xiǎngdào)了(le)，动物园(dòngwùyuán)！

    Yes! The zoo!

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！我(wǒ)也(yě)想到(xiǎngdào)熊猫(xióngmāo)了(le)。

    Great idea! I thought of the pandas too.

  4. Liangliang

    糟糕(zāogāo)，我(wǒ)没(méi)想到(xiǎngdào)动物园(dòngwùyuán)周末(zhōumò)人(rén)那么(nàme)多(duō)。

    Oh no, I hadn't thought of how crowded the zoo is at weekends.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想到(xiǎngdào)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)我们(wǒmen)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)就(jiù)去(qù)排队(páiduì)吧(ba)！

    I thought of it. So let's go queue at six in the morning!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)唯(wéi)一(yī)能(néng)想(xiǎng)到(dào)的(de)事(shì)了(le)。

It's the only thing I can think of.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)是(shì)怎(zěn)么(me)想(xiǎng)到(dào)这(zhè)么(me)疯(fēng)狂(kuáng)的(de)主(zhǔ)意(yì)的(de)？

How did you come up with this crazy idea?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by brauliobezerra · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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想
xiǎng

to think (about); to think of; to devise

到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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