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想象力

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎng xiàng lì

imagination

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想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
象: xiàng · elephant; ivory; figure, image
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19

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3–4–4 · xiang3 xiang4 li4

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