思
索

To think deeply in Chinese: 思索 (sī suǒ)

sī suǒ

to think deeply

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Definitions

  1. 1to think deeply
  2. 2to ponder

Stroke order

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思
索

Zhuyin

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ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他低头思索了很久才回答。

    tā dī tóu sī suǒ le hěn jiǔ cái huí dá。

    He lowered his head and pondered a long while before answering.

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Related words

意思

yì si

idea

思考

sī kǎo

to reflect on

思想

sī xiǎng

thought

思维

sī wéi

(line of) thought

搜索

sōu suǒ

to search (a place)

线索

xiàn suǒ

trail

探索

tàn suǒ

to explore

沉思

chén sī

to contemplate

反思

fǎn sī

to think back over sth

构思

gòu sī

to design

利索

lì suo

nimble

摸索

mō suo

to feel about

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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