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設cit3想soeng2

simp设想
cit3 soeng2shè xiǎng

English

  1. to imagine
  2. to assume
  3. to envisage
  4. tentative plan
  5. to have consideration for
  6. tentative idea
  7. to imagine; to conceive
  8. to have consideration for; to act in the interest of; to put oneself into others' shoes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 初步嘅諗法(量詞:個)
  2. 假設、想像
  3. 著想

Examples

  • 我有一个设想。

    I had a vision.

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 我很喜歡你為人設想的性格。

    I love how you think of other people's needs before your own.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 為他人設想

    to be considerate

  • 後果不堪設想

    the consequences would be too dreadful to imagine ----

  • 呢個設想唔符合實際嘅需要。

    This tentative idea does not fit the actual needs.

  • 係父母都會為仔女設想㗎啦。

    All parents would act in the interest of their children.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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