Chinese word dictionary

思维

sīwéi · (line of) thought; thinking

Practice word

Word information

Simplified思维

Traditional思維

Pinyinsīwéi

Part of speech名、动

HSK 3.05

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

维wéi

to preserve, to maintain, to hold together

How to learn 思维

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

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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

二维码èrwéimǎ

2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code

思考sīkǎo

to reflect on; to ponder over