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title: "Chouxiang Meaning: 抽象 (chōuxiàng) Means “abstract”"
description: "抽象 (chōuxiàng) means “abstract; to abstract”. Hear its tones, see what 抽 and 象 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chouxiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 抽象 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

抽象 chōuxiàng

## abstract; to abstract

## It can also mean

- (slang) weird; absurd; hard to make sense of

## Its characters

1. 抽 chōu to twitch
2. 象 xiàng elephant

## In a sentence

他今天的穿搭真抽象。 His outfit today is really bizarre.

[More about 抽象](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%BD%E8%B1%A1)

## More words with 抽 or 象

- [抽查 chōuchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/choucha)
- [大象 dàxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxiang)
- [对象 duìxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duixiang)
- [景象 jǐngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingxiang)
- [迹象 jìxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixiang)
- [气象 qìxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qixiang)
- [想象 xiǎngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangxiang)
- [象征 xiàngzhēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangzheng)
- [现象 xiànxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianxiang)
- [形象 xíngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingxiang)

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