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Word · Verb · NounTraditional思

think; consider; miss; thought

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Meanings

4 senses · 11 examples
1.

verb

to think; to consider; to ponder

Used for mental activity involving consideration or reasoning.

Tā他
zài在
rèn认
zhēn真
sī思
kǎo考
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
 。

He is seriously thinking about this problem.

Fán凡
shì事
yào要
sān三
sī思
ér而
hòu后
xíng行
 。

Think thrice before you act.

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Ràng让
wǒ我
sī思
kǎo考
yī一
xià下
zài再
huí回
dá答
nǐ你
 。

Let me think it over before answering you.

2.

verb

to miss; to long for; to think of

Used for emotional longing for people, places, or times past.

Wǒ我
fēi非
cháng常
sī思
niàn念
yuǎn远
fāng方
de的
jiā家
rén人
 。

I miss my family far away very much.

Liǎng两
dì地
xiāng相
sī思
 ,
qíng情
qiān牵
yī一
xiàn线
 。

Two places share longing, connected by a thread of love.

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Měi每
féng逢
jiā佳
jié节
bèi倍
sī思
qīn亲
 。

On festive occasions, one misses one's family doubly.

3.

noun

thought; idea; thinking

Refers to the product or process of thinking.

Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
wén文
sī思
mǐn敏
jié捷
 。

His writing shows quick and lively thinking.

Wǒ我
yī一
shí时
méi没
le了
sī思
lù路
 。

I lost my train of thought for a moment.

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Gòu构
sī思
qiǎo巧
miào妙
shì是
zhè这
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
tè特
diǎn点
 。

The ingenious conception is a characteristic of this novel.

4.

noun

(literary) heart; mind

literary

Classical/literary usage referring to the seat of emotions.

Shuí谁
xǐng省
shí识
 ,
huán环
pèi佩
kōng空
guī归
yuè月
yè夜
hún魂
 ,
qiān千
zǎi载
pí琵
pá琶
zuò作
hú胡
yǔ语
 ,
fēn分
míng明
yuàn怨
hèn恨
qǔ曲
zhōng中
lùn论
 。

(Classical poem excerpt showing emotional usage)

Yú于
jiē嗟
nǚ女
xī兮
 ,
wú无
yǔ与
shì士
dān耽
 !
Shì士
zhī之
dān耽
xī兮
 ,
yóu犹
kě可
shuō说
yě也
 。
Nǚ女
zhī之
dān耽
xī兮
 ,
bù不
kě可
shuō说
yě也
 。

(Classical warning about love and emotion)