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Jyutping soeng2 dou3
Pinyin xiǎng dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to think of
  2. to call to mind
  3. to anticipate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, transitive, verb-object
    to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate; to occur (to somebody); to suspect
    • 我從來沒有想到他是那本小説的作者。
      我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。
      wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu xiǎng dào tā shì nà běn xiǎo shuō de zuò zhě .
      It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.
    • 她萬萬沒想到她的阿姨是殺手。
      她万万没想到她的阿姨是杀手。
      tā wàn wàn méi xiǎng dào tā de ā yí shì shā shǒu .
      She never suspected for a minute that her aunty was a killer.
    • 沒想到短短一個月,他的廚藝竟然已進步到這個境界!
      没想到短短一个月,他的厨艺竟然已进步到这个境界!
      méi xiǎng dào duǎn duǎn yī ge yuè , tā de chú yì jìng rán yǐ jìn bù dào zhè ge jìng jiè !
      Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #596
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    当我们想到男女在社会中的传统角色时,我们认为丈夫养家,妻子照顾孩子和家庭。
    當我們想到男女在社會中的傳統角色時,我們認為丈夫養家,妻子照顧孩子和家庭。
    dāng wǒ men xiǎng dào nán nǚ zài shè huì zhòng dì chuán tǒng jué sè shí , wǒ men rèn wéi zhàng fu yǎng jiā , qī zǐ zhào gu hái zi hé jiā tíng 。
    • When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children.
  2. Mandarin
    我从来就没想到。
    我從來就沒想到。
    wǒ cóng lái jiù méi xiǎng dào 。
    • I would never have guessed that.
    • I never thought it could be that way.
  3. Mandarin
    我不会想到有一天我会在维基百科查找“伟哥”。
    我不會想到有一天我會在維基百科查找“偉哥”。
    wǒ bù huì xiǎng dào yǒu yī tiān wǒ huì zài wéi jī bǎi kē chá zhǎo “ wěi gē ”。
    • I wouldn't have thought I would someday look up "Viagra" in Wikipedia.
  4. Mandarin
    今天晚上,我想到了她在美国过去一百年间所经历的种种:心痛和希望;斗争和进步;在那里时代,我们被告知我们办不到,一些人继续坚信着美国的信念——是的,我们能做到。
    今天晚上,我想到了她在美國過去一百年間所經歷的種種:心痛和希望;鬥爭和進步;在那裏時代,我們被告知我們辦不到,一些人繼續堅信着美國的信念——是的,我們能做到。
    jīn tiān wǎn shang , wǒ xiǎng dào le tā zài měi guó guò qù yì bǎi nián jiān suǒ jīng lì de zhǒng zhǒng : xīn tòng hé xī wàng ; dòu zhēng hé jìn bù ; zài nà li shí dài , wǒ men bèi gào zhī wǒ men bàn bu dào , yī xiē rén jì xù jiān xìn zhe měi guó de xìn niàn —— shì de , wǒ men néng zuò dào 。
    • And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America. The heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress. The times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
  5. Mandarin
    我刚想到了一个好主意。
    我剛想到了一個好主意。
    wǒ gāng xiǎng dào le yí gè hǎo zhǔ yi 。
    • A good idea occurred to me just then.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你啲思想好糟糕下㖞,讲一个字你就联想到咁多嘢⋯
    你啲思想好糟糕下喎,講一個字你就聯想到咁多嘢⋯
    nei5 di1 si1 soeng2 hou2 zou1 gou1 haa5 wo3, gong2 jat1 go3 zi6 nei5 zau6 lyun4 soeng2 dou2 gam3 do1 je5…
    • Ahhh naughty you, I just said one word and you could relate so much other things...
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    茅盾的一个亲戚,想到我在教书的教会学校里来找事做了。
    茅盾的一個親戚,想到我在教書的教會學校裏來找事做了。
    máo dùn de yī ge qīn qī , xiǎng dào wǒ zài jiāo shū de jiào huì xué xiào lǐ lái zhǎo shì zuò le .
    • A relative of Mao Dun would like to find work in the Catholic school that I teach at.
  2. Mandarin
    他以为新兵连都是“刀光剑影”“舞枪弄棒”的生活,没想到却是三点一线的固定生活模式和枯燥乏味的训练内容。
    他以為新兵連都是“刀光劍影”“舞槍弄棒”的生活,沒想到卻是三點一線的固定生活模式和枯燥乏味的訓練內容。
    tā yǐ wèi xīn bīng lián dōu shì “ dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ” “ wǔ qiāng nòng bàng ” de shēng huó , méi xiǎng dào què shì sān diǎn yī xiàn de gù dìng shēng huó mó shì hé kū zào fá wèi de xùn liàn nèi róng .
    • He thought that life in a company made up of new recruits would be filled with exciting maneuvers, but he did not expect it to be a monotonous routine with boring training content.
  3. Mandarin
    我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。
    我從來沒有想到他是那本小説的作者。
    wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu xiǎng dào tā shì nà běn xiǎo shuō de zuò zhě .
    • It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.
  4. Mandarin
    她万万没想到她的阿姨是杀手。
    她萬萬沒想到她的阿姨是殺手。
    tā wàn wàn méi xiǎng dào tā de ā yí shì shā shǒu .
    • She never suspected for a minute that her aunty was a killer.
  5. Mandarin
    想到外地留学的人海了去了。
    想到外地留學的人海了去了。
    xiǎng dào wài dì liú xué de rén hǎi le qù le .
    • There are a lot of people who wish to study abroad.