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Character · Verb · NounTraditional思

think; miss; thought

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to think, consider, ponder

Used when engaging in mental activity to solve problems or form ideas.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xué学
huì会
dú独
lì立
sī思
kǎo考
 。

We need to learn to think independently.

Tā他
xiàn陷
rù入
chén沉
sī思
 ，
yī一
yán言
bù不
fā发
 。

He fell into deep thought and didn't say a word.

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Yù遇
dào到
wèn问
tí题
yào要
duō多
sī思
duō多
xiǎng想
 。

When encountering problems, one must think more and ponder more.

2.

verb

to miss; to long for; to think of

Used for expressing feelings of missing someone who is absent.

Wǒ我
hěn很
sī思
niàn念
yuǎn远
fāng方
de的
jiā家
rén人
 。

I miss my family far away very much.

Měi每
féng逢
jiā佳
jié节
bèi倍
sī思
qīn亲
 。

On festive occasions, one misses one's family even more.

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Tā她
zǒng总
zài在
wài外
sī思
xiāng乡
 。

She is always away from home, missing her hometown.

3.

noun

thought; thinking; idea

Refers to the content or product of thinking.

Tā他
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
hěn很
kāi开
fàng放
 。

His thinking is very open.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
gòu构
sī思
qiǎo巧
miào妙
 。

This article is cleverly conceived.

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Wén文
sī思
rú如
quán泉
yǒng涌
 。

His flow of ideas gushed forth like a spring.