Chinese word dictionary

思想

sīxiǎng · thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified思想

Traditional思想

Pinyinsīxiǎng

Part of speech名

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

思sī

to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle

想xiǎng

to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think

How to learn 思想

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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想xiǎng

to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

不好意思bùhǎoyìsi

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

没意思méiyìsi

boring; of no interest

意思yìsi

idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

有意思yǒuyìsi

interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun

理想lǐxiǎng

an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect