沉
思

To contemplate in Chinese: 沉思 (chén sī)

chén sī

to contemplate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to contemplate
  2. 2to ponder
  3. 3contemplation
  4. 4meditation

Stroke order

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沉
思

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他坐在窗前，久久地沉思。

    tā zuò zài chuāng qián， jiǔ jiǔ dì chén sī。

    He sat by the window, lost in thought for a long time.

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Related words

沉

chén

to submerge

意思

yì si

idea

沉默

chén mò

taciturn

思考

sī kǎo

to reflect on

思想

sī xiǎng

thought

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

思维

sī wéi

(line of) thought

沉淀

chén diàn

to settle

沉浸

chén jìn

to soak

沉闷

chén mèn

oppressive (of weather)

沉迷

chén mí

to be engrossed

沉稳

chén wěn

steady

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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