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寻思

Word · VerbTraditional尋思

think over; consider; ponder

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Meanings

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verb

to think over; to consider; to ponder

Commonly used in spoken language. The verb can be reduplicated as 寻思寻思 to indicate a brief or tentative thinking process.

Tā他
dú独
zì自
xún寻
si思
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
zuò做
chū出
le了
jué决
dìng定
 。

He pondered alone for a long time and finally made a decision.

Nǐ你
xún寻
si思
xún寻
si思
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
gāi该
zěn怎
me么
bàn办
 。

Think it over—what should be done about this matter?

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Wǒ我
xún寻
si思
zhe着
míng明
tiān天
qù去
mǎi买
diǎn点
dōng东
xi西
 。

I'm thinking of going shopping tomorrow.

Tā她
zhàn站
zài在
chuāng窗
qián前
xún寻
si思
zhe着
zì自
jǐ己
de的
wèi未
lái来
 。

She stood by the window, contemplating her future.