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The Chinese word lixiang - 理想 - lǐxiǎng
(ideal in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
lǐxiǎng
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic transcription indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
ideal, dream,
perfect, perfection, desirable
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of lǐxiǎng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 理想 ( lixiang / lǐxiǎng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ni de lixiang shi shenme?
Nǐ de lǐxiǎng shì shénme?– English translation: What's your dream?
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
reason | to think
理想 ( lixiang / lǐxiǎng ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 158)
理想 ( lixiang / lǐxiǎng ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 158)
More words that mean dream in Chinese
mèng ( 梦 )
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