念头
niàn tou
Pinyin

Definition

念头
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niàn tou
  1. thought
  2. idea
  3. intention

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

念
niàn
  1. 1 variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud
思念
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
想念
xiǎng niàn
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to remember with longing
  3. 3 to long to see again
怀念
huái niàn
  1. 1 to cherish the memory of
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 reminisce
纪念
jì niàn
  1. 1 to commemorate
  2. 2 to remember
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
念佛
niàn fó
  1. 1 to pray to Buddha
  2. 2 to chant the names of Buddha
念叨
niàn dao
  1. 1 to talk about often
  2. 2 to reminisce about
  3. 3 to keep repeating
  4. 4 to keep harping on
  5. 5 to discuss
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
念书
niàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
念头
niàn tou
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 intention
惦念
diàn niàn
  1. 1 to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
悬念
xuán niàn
  1. 1 suspense in a movie, play etc
  2. 2 concern for sb's welfare
挂念
guà niàn
  1. 1 concerned
概念
gài niàn
  1. 1 concept
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
理念
lǐ niàn
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 concept
  3. 3 philosophy
  4. 4 theory
留念
liú niàn
  1. 1 to keep as a souvenir
  2. 2 to recall fondly
纪念日
jì niàn rì
  1. 1 day of commemoration
  2. 2 memorial day
观念
guān niàn
  1. 1 notion
  2. 2 thought
  3. 3 concept
  4. 4 sense
  5. 5 views
  6. 6 ideology
  7. 7 general impressions
默念
mò niàn
  1. 1 to read silently
  2. 2 to mouth (the words of a prayer etc)
  3. 3 to say to oneself
  4. 4 to contemplate inwardly

Idioms (6)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

Sample Sentences

房价贵又不是一天两天的事了，倒是你，怎么突然兴起买房的念头？
fángjià guì yòu bù shì yītiān liǎngtiān de shì le ，dàoshì nǐ ，zěnme tūrán xīngqǐ mǎifáng de niàntou ？
It's not like house prices haven't been like this for a while. You on the other hand... Why has it suddenly occurred to you to buy a house now?
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