Chinese word dictionary

思索

sīsuǒ · to think deeply; to ponder

Practice word

Word information

Simplified思索

Traditional思索

Pinyinsīsuǒ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

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

索suǒ

cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire

How to learn 思索

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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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

思考sīkǎo

to reflect on; to ponder over

思维sīwéi

(line of) thought; thinking