xīn​xiǎng

to think to oneself

心想 xīn​xiǎng
to think to oneself verb
to think to oneself; to consider or ponder in one's mind

“I should give him some money”, he thought to himself.

to wish for
to hope; to plan or wish for something to happen

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.55 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
11.7 per million

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