念
头

Thought in Chinese: 念头 (niàn tou)

niàn tou

thought

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 念頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1thought; idea; intention

Stroke order

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念
头

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄢˋ

niàn

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄊㄡ

tou

˙/ neutral toneㄊ/ tㄡ/ ou

Simplified & traditional

念头

Simplified

念頭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 念头 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他忽然有了一个奇怪的念头。

    tā hū rán yǒu le yí gè qí guài de niàn tou。

    He suddenly had a strange idea.

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Related words

念

niàn

to read

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

概念

gài niàn

concept

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

观念

guān niàn

notion

罐头

guàn tou

tin

怀念

huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

纪念

jì niàn

to commemorate

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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