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形象思维

Word · NounTraditional形象思維

thinking in images; artistic thinking

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

thinking in images; imaginal thinking; artistic thinking

formal

Also called 艺术思维. Contrasts with 逻辑思维 (logical thinking). Used in literary theory, aesthetics, and psychology to describe the cognitive process of artists and writers.

Xíng形
xiàng象
sī思
wéi维
shì是
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
rèn认
shi识
shì世
jiè界
de的
jī基
běn本
fāng方
shì式
 。

Imaginal thinking is the fundamental way artists understand the world.

Wén文
xué学
chuàng创
zuò作
jì既
xū需
yào要
xíng形
xiàng象
sī思
wéi维
 ,
yě也
xū需
yào要
luó逻
jí辑
sī思
wéi维
 。

Literary creation requires both imaginal thinking and logical thinking.

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Ér儿
tóng童
gèng更
duō多
yī依
kào靠
xíng形
xiàng象
sī思
wéi维
lái来
rèn认
shi识
shì事
wù物
 。

Children rely more on imaginal thinking to understand things.

Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
shī诗
rén人
dú独
tè特
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
sī思
wéi维
fāng方
shì式
 。

This poem reflects the poet's unique way of imaginal thinking.