Definition
试想 is a rhetorical verb meaning 'just imagine' or 'think about it'. It is often used at the start of a hypothetical scenario to prompt the listener or reader to consider a possible situation, usually followed by a consequence or a rhetorical question. Common patterns: 试想一下⋯⋯ ('just imagine...') or 试想，⋯⋯ ('think about it, ...'). It adds a persuasive or argumentative tone, common in formal writing and speeches.
v.
just imaginethink about it (used to introduce a hypothetical or rhetorical scenario)
Examples
- 试想，，？shì xiǎng yíxià, rúguǒ měi ge rén dōu néng duō yìdiǎn kuānróng, shìjiè huì zěnyàng?Just imagine if everyone could be a little more tolerant — what would the world be like?
- 试想，，。shì xiǎng, rúguǒ méiyǒu hùliánwǎng, wǒmen de shēnghuó huì wánquán bùtóng.Think about it — without the internet, our life would be completely different.
- 试想，。shì xiǎng dāngshí tā zuòchū de xuǎnzé, yěxǔ huì gǎibiàn zhěnggè lìshǐ de jìnchéng.Just imagine the choice he made at that time — it might have changed the entire course of history.
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