Meaning of 沉思
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chénsī
- to contemplate
- to ponder
- contemplation
- meditation
Stroke order for each character
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沉 chén · to submerge · 7 strokes
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思 sī · to think · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 沉思.
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; meaningful |
| 思想 | sīxiǎng | thought; thinking |
| 思考 | sīkǎo | to reflect on; to ponder over |
| 沉默 | chénmò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 沉重 | chénzhòng | heavy; hard |
| 思维 | sīwéi | (line of) thought; thinking |
| 不可思议 | bùkě-sīyì | (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable |
| 心思 | xīnsi | mind; thoughts |
| 思念 | sīniàn | to think of; to long for |
| 没意思 | méi yìsi | boring; of no interest |
Questions about 沉思
What does 沉思 mean?
沉思 (chénsī) means "to contemplate; to ponder" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 沉思?
沉思 is made of 2 characters: 沉 (7 strokes), 思 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 沉思 an HSK word?
Yes. 沉思 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.