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想法

xiǎng fǎ · xiang fa

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Meaning

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  1. way of thinking; opinion; notion
  2. to think of a way (to do sth)
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A new idea

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)想法(xiǎngfǎ)！

    I have a new idea!

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)想法(xiǎngfǎ)？

    What idea?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)家(jiā)种(zhǒng)菜(cài)。

    I want to grow vegetables at home.

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)想法(xiǎngfǎ)不错(bùcuò)。可是(kěshì)你家(nǐjiā)有(yǒu)地方(dìfang)吗(ma)？

    That idea is not bad. But do you have space?

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)阳台(yángtái)。你的(nǐde)想法(xiǎngfǎ)呢(ne)？

    I have a balcony. What's your idea?

  6. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)想法(xiǎngfǎ)是(shì)：先(xiān)吃(chī)你(nǐ)种(zhǒng)的(de)菜(cài)。

    My idea is to eat your vegetables first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)赞(zàn)成(chéng)还(hái)是(shì)反(fǎn)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)？

Are you for or against his idea?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yí)个(gè)绝(jué)妙(miào)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)浮(fú)现(xiàn)在(zài)他(tā)的(de)脑(nǎo)海(hǎi)。

A magnificent idea materialized in front of him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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想
xiǎng

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

法
fǎ

law; method

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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