遥 想

yáo xiǎngdictionary entry

to think about (the distant past or future)

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Original source entry:

遙想遥想 [yao2 xiang3] /to think about (the distant past or future)/

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Other forms in these source records: 遙想

遥
yáo
(bound form) distant / remote / far away
想
xiǎng
to think (about) / to think of / to devise / to think (that) / to believe (that) / to desire / to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

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