好想 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 soeng2
Pinyin hǎo xiǎng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to miss something/ someone a lot; to really want to do something
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我好想快点再去英国。
    我好想快點再去英國。
    wǒ hǎo xiǎng kuài diǎn zài qù yīng guó 。
    • I am anxious to visit Britain once again.
  2. Mandarin
    我真的好想去巴黎看看。
    我真的好想去巴黎看看。
    wǒ zhēn de hǎo xiǎng qù bā lí kàn kan 。
    • I'm dying to see Paris.
  3. Mandarin
    我好想念你。
    我好想念你。
    wǒ hǎo xiǎng niàn nǐ 。
    • I miss you.
    • I'm longing for you.
  4. Mandarin
    我突然好想大叫。
    我突然好想大叫。
    wǒ tū rán hǎo xiǎng dà jiào 。
    • I felt an impulse to cry out loud.
  5. Mandarin
    我也好想去看喔。
    我也好想去看喔。
    wǒ yě hǎo xiǎng qù kàn ō 。
    • I too would like to go see it.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我真系好想去巴黎睇吓。
    我真係好想去巴黎睇吓。
    ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou3 soeng2 heoi3 baa1 lai4 tai2 haak3 。
    • I'm dying to see Paris.
  2. Cantonese
    我真系好想睇吓古代嘅世界系点嘅样。
    我真係好想睇吓古代嘅世界係點嘅樣。
    ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou3 soeng2 tai2 haak3 gu2 doi6 ge3 sai3 gaai3 hai6 dim2 ge3 joeng6 。
    • I wish I could see the ancient world.
  3. Cantonese
    我真系好想喺 Tatoeba 写好多好多句句子，但系我有第二啲嘢要做。
    我真係好想喺 Tatoeba 寫好多好多句句子，但係我有第二啲嘢要做。
    ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou3 soeng2 hai2 Ｔ a t o e b a se2 hou2 do1 hou2 do1 geoi3 geoi3 zi2 ， daan6 hai6 ngo5 jau5 dai6 ji6 di1 je5 jiu3 zou6 。
    • I would love to write hundreds of sentences on Tatoeba, but I've got things to do.
  4. Cantonese
    老实讲吖，其实我真系唔系好想同佢一齐做嘢。
    老實講吖，其實我真係唔係好想同佢一齊做嘢。
    lou5 sat6 gong2 aa1 ， kei4 sat6 ngo5 zan1 hai6 m4 hai6 hou3 soeng2 tung4 keoi5 jat1 cai4 zou6 je5 。
    • Frankly speaking, I don't want to work with him.
  5. Cantonese
    话俾我听啦，我好想知呀。
    話俾我聽啦，我好想知呀。
    waa2 bei2 ngo5 ting1 laa1 ， ngo5 hou3 soeng2 zi1 aa3 。
    • Tell me about it. I'm all ears.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我个女真系好想喺贵校就读。
    我個女真係好想喺貴校就讀。
    ngo5 go3 neoi2 zan1 hai6 hou2 soeng2 hai2 gwai3 haau6 zau6 duk6.
    • My daughter really wants to study in your (noble) school.
  2. Cantonese
    打完波成身都罨晒汗，好想去冲凉啊。
    打完波成身都罨晒汗，好想去沖涼啊。
    daa2 jyun4 bo1 seng4 san1 dou1 ap1 saai3 hon6, hou2 soeng2 heoi3 cung1 loeng4 aa3.
    • My whole body is sweaty after the ball games. I really want to take a shower.
  3. Cantonese
    我都好想好似雀仔噉喺天空飞翔。
    我都好想好似雀仔噉喺天空飛翔。
    ngo5 dou1 hou2 soeng2 hou2 ci5 zoek3 zai2 gam2 hai2 tin1 hung1 fei1 coeng4.
    • I want to fly in the sky like a bird too.
  4. Cantonese
    呢份工真系好好pay，系人都好想去做。
    呢份工真係好好pay，係人都好想去做。
    ni1 fan6 gung1 zan1 hai6 hou2 hou2 pei1, hai6 jan4 dou1 hou2 soeng2 heoi3 zou6.
    • This job is well-paid. Everybody wants to apply to it.
  5. Cantonese
    我对𠮶档炭烧鸡蛋仔念念不忘，好想揾机会去食多次。
    我對嗰檔炭燒雞蛋仔念念不忘，好想揾機會去食多次。
    ngo5 deoi3 go2 dong3 taan3 siu1 gai1 daan6 zai2 nim6 nim6 bat1 mong4, hou2 soeng2 wan2 gei1 wui6 heoi3 sik6 do1 ci3.
    • I can't get the charcoal-grilled egg waffles from that shop out of my mind. I really wish for a chance to try it again.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    好想去看海。
    好想去看海。
    hǎo xiǎng qù kàn hǎi ．
    • I really want to go and look at the sea.
  2. Mandarin
    你不要这么匆忙地就答复我，你要好好想一想。
    你不要這麼匆忙地就答覆我，你要好好想一想。
    nǐ bù yào zhè me cōng máng de jiù dá fù wǒ ， nǐ yào hǎo hǎo xiǎng yī xiǎng ．
    • Don't be in such a hurry to respond to me — you have to think about it.