象 (xiàng) means Elephant (appearance - imitate). Below are 24 of the 43 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
大 象 的鼻子很长。
Dàxiàng de bízi hěn cháng.
An elephant's trunk is very long.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 大象
爷爷喜欢下 象 棋。
Yéye xǐhuan xià xiàngqí.
Grandpa likes playing Chinese chess.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 象棋
这是友谊的 象 征。
Zhè shì yǒuyì de xiàngzhēng.
This is a symbol of friendship.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 象征
老师讲得很形 象 。
Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn xíngxiàng.
The teacher explains things very vividly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形象
他给我的印 象 很好。
Tā gěi wǒ de yìnxiàng hěn hǎo.
He made a good impression on me.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 印象
这个问题太抽 象 了。
Zhège wèntí tài chōuxiàng le.
This question is too abstract.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 抽象
他去年找到了对 象 。
Tā qùnián zhǎodào le duìxiàng.
He found a partner last year.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 对象
动物园里有两只大 象 。
Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu liǎng zhī dàxiàng.
There are two elephants in the zoo.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 大象
这是一种常见的现 象 。
Zhè shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de xiànxiàng.
This is a common phenomenon.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 现象
孩子的想 象 力很丰富。
Háizi de xiǎngxiànglì hěn fēngfù.
Children have rich imaginations.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 想象
红色在中国 象 征吉祥。
Hóngsè zài Zhōngguó xiàngzhēng jíxiáng.
Red symbolises good fortune in China.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吉祥
现场的景 象 十分恐怖。
Xiànchǎng de jǐngxiàng shífēn kǒngbù.
The scene was truly horrifying.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 恐怖
不要被表面现 象 迷惑。
Bú yào bèi biǎomiàn xiànxiàng míhuò.
Do not be misled by surface appearances.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迷惑
这是正常的生理现 象 。
Zhè shì zhèngcháng de shēnglǐ xiànxiàng.
This is a normal physiological phenomenon.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 生理
形势比想 象 的更严峻。
Xíngshì bǐ xiǎngxiàng de gèng yánjùn.
The situation is more severe than imagined.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严峻
瀑布的景 象 非常壮观。
Pùbù de jǐngxiàng fēicháng zhuàngguān.
The sight of the waterfall is truly spectacular.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 壮观
这本书的对 象 是初学者。
Zhè běn shū de duìxiàng shì chūxuézhě.
This book is aimed at beginners.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 对象
很难想 象 他当时的心情。
Hěn nán xiǎngxiàng tā dāngshí de xīnqíng.
It is hard to imagine how he felt then.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 想象
气 象 台发布了暴雨预警。
Qìxiàngtái fābù le bàoyǔ yùjǐng.
The weather bureau issued a rainstorm warning.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发布
厨房里一片忙碌的景 象 。
Chúfáng lǐ yí piàn mánglù de jǐngxiàng.
The kitchen was a scene of bustle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 忙碌
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象 appears in 43 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 象
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Questions about 象
How is 象 used in a sentence?
This page shows 43 sentences using 象 (xiàng, "Elephant (appearance - imitate)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 象 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 象 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 象?
The dictionary page for 象 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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