想来 (想來)
xiǎng lái
Pinyin
Definition
想来 (想來)
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- it may be assumed that
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
冥思苦想
- 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
- 2 to rack one's brains
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
- 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
- 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
左思右想
- 1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 2 to ponder
思前想后
- 1 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 2 to ponder over reasons and connection
想入非非
- 1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
Sample Sentences
好啦,别闹了。我想来想去,觉得去韩国最好。你不是最爱追韩剧了吗?可以来一趟韩剧景点巡礼。
OK, don't start. I've been thinking about it and I think going to South Korea would be best. Don't you love to watch Korean dramas? We could go on a pilgrimage to all the classic scenes in the Korean dramas.
禅这个字很难解释,它是一种智慧,而且有着非常深非常广的意义。我来说一个小故事吧,看你能不能明白。达摩是中国禅宗祖师,有一天他问自己的弟子:一滴水怎样才能不干涸?弟子们想来想去啊,都回答不出。
This word is very difficult to explain. It's a kind of way of approaching things. It's both very deep and very broad. I'll tell you a story and see if you understand. Once there was a Chan master named Bodhidharma. One day he asked his pupils, 'How could a single drop of water never dry up'? His pupils thought about it long and hard, but none of them could come up with an answer.