左思 Zuǒ Sī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ zo2 si1
- Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
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左
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 崇左 Chóng zuǒ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ sung4 zo2 see 崇左市
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
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- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
- 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ zo2 zak1 left side
- 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zo2 zyun6 Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
- 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ zo2 king1 left-leaning
- 左券 zuǒ quàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ zo2 hyun3 a sure thing
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 左手 zuǒ shǒu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ zo2 sau2 left hand; left-hand side
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 左权 左權 Zuǒ quán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zo2 kyun4 see 左权县
- 左派 zuǒ pài ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄞˋ zo2 paai3 (political) left
- 左营 左營 Zuǒ yíng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ zo2 jing4 Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
- 左联 左聯 Zuǒ Lián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ zo2 lyun4 the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4 left rudder
- 左舷 zuǒ xián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zo2 jin4 port (side of a ship)
思
- 反思 fǎn sī ㄈㄢˇ ㄙ faan2 si1 to think back over sth
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 思念 sī niàn ㄙ ㄋㄧㄢˋ si1 nim6 to think of
- 思想 sī xiǎng ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ si1 soeng2 thought
- 思潮 sī cháo ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ si1 ciu4 tide of thought
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- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 思维 思維 sī wéi ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ si1 wai4 (line of) thought; thinking
- 思考 sī kǎo ㄙ ㄎㄠˇ si1 haau2 to reflect on
- 思路 sī lù ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ si1 lou6 line of thought; way of thinking
- 意思 yì si ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ ji3 si1 idea
- 构思 構思 gòu sī ㄍㄡˋ ㄙ gau3 si1 to design
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 深思 shēn sī ㄕㄣ ㄙ sam1 si1 to ponder
- 有意思 yǒu yì si ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ jau5 ji3 si1 interesting
- 没意思 沒意思 méi yì si ㄇㄟˊ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ mut6 ji3 si1 boring
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ bat1 ho2 si1 ji5 (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
- 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ bat1 hou2 ji3 si3 to feel embarrassed
- 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
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- 左道惑众 左道惑眾 zuǒ dào huò zhòng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1 to be assured of success (idiom)
- 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ bat1 ho2 si1 ji5 (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
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- 茶饭不思 茶飯不思 chá fàn bù sī ㄔㄚˊ ㄈㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ caa4 faan6 bat1 si1 no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
- 莼鲈之思 蓴鱸之思 chún lú zhī sī ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄓ ㄙ (idiom) homesickness
- 睹物思人 dǔ wù sī rén ㄉㄨˇ ㄨˋ ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ dou2 mat6 si1 jan4 (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
- 发人深思 發人深思 fā rén shēn sī ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙ faat3 jan4 sam1 si1 (idiom) thought-provoking
- 费尽心思 費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1 to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 见利思义 見利思義 jiàn lì sī yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 si1 ji6 to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically