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凝想

Word · Verb

meditate; ponder intently

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to ponder intently; to be absorbed in thought; to meditate

literary

Suggests a deep, focused, and often prolonged state of contemplation. More literary or formal than common spoken terms.

Tā他
shí时
ér而
fèn奋
bǐ笔
jí疾
shū书
 ,
shí时
ér而
yòu又
gē搁
bǐ笔
níng凝
xiǎng想
 。

At times he would write swiftly and furiously, and at other times he would lay down his pen, lost in deep thought.

Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
chuāng窗
qián前
 ,
jiǔ久
jiǔ久
níng凝
xiǎng想
wǎng往
shì事
 。

He stood by the window, pondering past events for a long time.

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Yì艺
shù术
jiā家
xū需
yào要
dú独
chù处
hé和
níng凝
xiǎng想
lái来
xún寻
zhǎo找
líng灵
gǎn感
 。

Artists need solitude and deep meditation to find inspiration.

Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
ge个
nán难
tí题
 ,
tā他
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
shēn深
shēn深
de的
níng凝
xiǎng想
 。

Faced with this difficult problem, he fell into deep contemplation.