想到
HSK 2 (2021)
想到 (xiǎngdào) · to think of
想到 (xiǎngdào) means “to think of; to expect”. It is written with 2 characters: 想 (to think) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 想到 is built
The characters
想 xiǎng · to think
What 想 is made of
- 相xiāng — mutual
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 相 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我没想到他会来。Wǒ méi xiǎngdào tā huì lái.I didn't expect him to come.
你想到好办法了吗？Nǐ xiǎngdào hǎo bànfǎ le ma?Have you thought of a good way?
Questions about 想到
What does 想到 mean?
想到 (xiǎngdào) means “to think of; to expect”.
How do you pronounce 想到?
想到 is pronounced xiǎngdào.
Which HSK level is 想到?
想到 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 想法xiǎngfǎidea
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 思想sīxiǎngthought
- 没想到méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 梦想mèngxiǎngdream
- 想念xiǎngniànto miss (sb or sth)
- 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine
- 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts
- 幻想huànxiǎngfantasy
Learn 想到 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.