思索
sī suǒ
Pinyin

Definition

思索
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sī suǒ
  1. to think deeply
  2. to ponder

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

hǎo yì si
  1. 1 to have the nerve
  2. 2 what a cheek!
  3. 3 to feel no shame
  4. 4 to overcome the shame
  5. 5 (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
sī xiǎng
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 idea
  4. 4 ideology
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
sī wéi
  1. 1 (line of) thought
  2. 2 thinking
sī kǎo
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
yì si
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 meaning
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 desire
  6. 6 interest
  7. 7 fun
  8. 8 token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
  10. 10 to give as a small token
  11. 11 to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
yǒu yì si
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 meaningful
  3. 3 enjoyable
  4. 4 fun
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
lì suo
  1. 1 nimble
fěi yí suǒ sī
  1. 1 unimaginable
  2. 2 outrageous
  3. 3 freakish
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
xún sī
  1. 1 to consider
  2. 2 to ponder
xīn si
  1. 1 mind
  2. 2 thoughts
  3. 3 inclination
  4. 4 mood
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to consider
sī mì dá
  1. 1 (slang) (used at the end of a sentence to mimic Korean speech) (loanword from Korean verb ending "seumnida")
  2. 2 (jocularly) a Korean
Sī míng qū
  1. 1 Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
sī suǒ
  1. 1 to think deeply
  2. 2 to ponder
sī xù
  1. 1 train of thought
  2. 2 emotional state
  3. 3 mood
  4. 4 feeling
sī qīn
  1. 1 to remember one's parents
  2. 2 to feel homesick for one's relatives
sī yì
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to comprehend

Idioms (20)

一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
孝思不匮
xiào sī bù kuì
  1. 1 to be forever filial (idiom)
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
  1. 1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
  2. 2 to ponder
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
  1. 1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
思前想后
sī qián xiǎng hòu
  1. 1 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
  2. 2 to ponder over reasons and connection
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
  1. 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. 2 different thoughts coming to mind
忆苦思甜
yì kǔ sī tián
  1. 1 to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
  1. 1 to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
  1. 1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
  1. 1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

Sample Sentences

也是,我们已经太习惯不假思索地给事物下定义了,因为这样不但可以省去很多论证的辛苦,还可以在言谈间显得有趣又高明。
yě shì ,wǒmen yǐjīng tài xíguàn bùjiǎsīsuǒ de gěi shìwù xià dìngyì le ,yīnwèi zhèyàng bùdàn kěyǐ shěng qù hěn duō lùnzhèng de xīnkǔ ,hái kěyǐ zài yántán jiān xiǎnde yǒuqù yòu gāomíng 。
I guess that's true. We are already too accustomed to giving things a definition without thinking. This not only saves us from the pain of actually having to expound on a point, but it can also make us appear interesting and feel superior in conversation.