构
思

To design in Chinese: 构思 (gòu sī)

gòu sī

to design

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

Definitions

  1. 1to design
  2. 2to plot
  3. 3to plan out
  4. 4to compose
  5. 5to draw a mental sketch
  6. 6conception
  7. 7plan
  8. 8idea
  9. 9composition

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构
思

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ㄍㄡˋ

gòu

ㄍ/ gㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

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构思

Simplified

構思

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这篇小说的构思非常巧妙。

    zhè piān xiǎo shuō de gòu sī fēi cháng qiǎo miào。

    The conception of this novel is very clever.

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Related words

意思

yì si

idea

构成

gòu chéng

to constitute

结构

jié gòu

structure

思考

sī kǎo

to reflect on

思想

sī xiǎng

thought

构造

gòu zào

structure

机构

jī gòu

mechanism

思维

sī wéi

(line of) thought

构建

gòu jiàn

to construct (sth abstract)

沉思

chén sī

to contemplate

反思

fǎn sī

to think back over sth

构想

gòu xiǎng

to conceive

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