理想
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
理想 (lǐxiǎng) · ideal
理想 (lǐxiǎng) means “ideal; dream”. It is written with 2 characters: 理 (science) + 想 (to think). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 理想 is built
The characters
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
你的理想是什么？Nǐ de lǐxiǎng shì shénme?What is your dream?
我的理想是当医生。Wǒ de lǐxiǎng shì dāng yīshēng.My dream is to become a doctor.
Questions about 理想
What does 理想 mean?
理想 (lǐxiǎng) means “ideal; dream”.
How do you pronounce 理想?
理想 is pronounced lǐxiǎng.
Which HSK level is 理想?
理想 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 道理dàolireason
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 办理bànlǐto handle
- 处理chǔlǐto handle
- 管理guǎnlǐto manage
- 合理hélǐreasonable
- 理发lǐfàto get a haircut
- 理解lǐjiěto understand
- 理论lǐlùntheory
- 理由lǐyóureason
Learn 理想 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.