沉思
chén sī
Pinyin

Definition

沉思
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chén sī
  1. to contemplate
  2. to ponder
  3. contemplation
  4. meditation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好意思
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)
思念
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
思想
sī xiǎng
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 idea
  4. 4 ideology
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
思考
sī kǎo
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
意思
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
有意思
yǒu yì si
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 meaningful
  3. 3 enjoyable
  4. 4 fun
沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
沉默
chén mò
  1. 1 taciturn
  2. 2 uncommunicative
  3. 3 silent
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
低沉
dī chén
  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 downcast
  4. 4 deep and low (of sound)
  5. 5 muffled
反思
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
心思
xīn si
  1. 1 mind
  2. 2 thoughts
  3. 3 inclination
  4. 4 mood
思
sī
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to consider
思密达
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
思明区
Sī míng qū
  1. 1 Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
思索
sī suǒ
  1. 1 to think deeply
  2. 2 to ponder
思维
sī wéi
  1. 1 (line of) thought
  2. 2 thinking
思绪
sī xù
  1. 1 train of thought
  2. 2 emotional state
  3. 3 mood
  4. 4 feeling
思亲
sī qīn
  1. 1 to remember one's parents
  2. 2 to feel homesick for one's relatives
思议
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)
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
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)
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
朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
乐不思蜀
lè bù sī Shǔ
  1. 1 indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

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