想 出

xiǎng chūdictionary entry

to figure out / to work out (a solution etc) / to think up / to come up with (an idea etc)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

想出想出 [xiang3 chu1] /to figure out/to work out (a solution etc)/to think up/to come up with (an idea etc)/

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Character information

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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)
出
chū
to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

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