沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to contemplate
- to ponder
- contemplation
- meditation
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沉
- 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ cam4 mun6 oppressive (of weather)
- 沉浸 chén jìn ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cam4 zam3 to soak
- 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
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- 沉迷 chén mí ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊ cam4 mai4 to be engrossed
- 沉重 chén zhòng ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cam4 zung6 heavy
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 深沉 shēn chén ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊ sam1 cam4 deep
- 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 din6 heavy
- 下沉 xià chén ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ haa6 cam4 to sink down
- 低沉 dī chén ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ dai1 cam4 (of weather) overcast; gloomy
- 击沉 擊沉 jī chén ㄐㄧ ㄔㄣˊ gik1 cam4 to attack and sink (a ship)
- 昏沉 hūn chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 cam4 murky
- 沉溺 沈溺 chén nì ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋ sam2 nik1 variant of 沉溺
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 沉井 chén jǐng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cam4 zeng2 open caisson
- 沉凝 chén níng ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ cam4 jing4 stagnant
- 沉吟 chén yín ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ cam4 ngam4 to mutter to oneself irresolutely
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
- 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
- 上思 Shàng sī ㄕㄤˋ ㄙ soeng6 si1 see 上思县
Idioms with these characters
- 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ cam4 min5 zau2 sik1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 沉着应战 沉著應戰 chén zhuó yìng zhàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄢˋ cam4 zoek6 jing3 zin3 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
- 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 fan1 cam4 cam4 (idiom) dizzy
- 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
- 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi ㄕˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2 lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- 雁杳鱼沉 雁杳魚沈 yàn yǎo yú chén ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ngaan6 miu5 jyu4 cam4 without news from sb (idiom)
- 鱼沉雁杳 魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ jyu4 cam4 ngaan6 miu5 lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (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