理想 meaning and pronunciation

理想
Simplified/traditional word

理想 English definition

lǐ xiǎng
  • a dream
  • an ideal
  • perfection
  • ideal
  • perfect
  • desirable
  • CL:个

HSK level

Characters

  • 理 (lǐ): texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up;
  • 想 (xiǎng): to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth);

Sentences examples with 理想

  • 因为努力学习，他获得了理想的成绩。
    Yīnwèi nǔlì xuéxí, tā huòdéle lǐxiǎng de chéngjī.
  • 你理想中的职业是什么？
    Nǐ lǐxiǎng zhōng de zhíyè shì shénme?
  • 我和我妻子有共同的理想和生活目标。
    Wǒ hé wǒ qīzi yǒu gòngtóng de lǐxiǎng hé shēnghuó mùbiāo.
  • 每个人都有自己的理想。
    Měi gèrén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng.