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Definitions

  1. 1. to think
  2. 2. to consider

Example Sentences

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慮,勿發言。
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Words Containing 思

不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

不可思议
bù kě sī yì

inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable

不好意思
bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed

反思
fǎn sī

to think back over sth

心思
xīn si

mind

思前想后
sī qián xiǎng hòu

to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future

思念
sī niàn

to think of

思想
sī xiǎng

thought

思索
sī suǒ

to think deeply

思维
sī wéi

(line of) thought

思绪
sī xù

train of thought

思考
sī kǎo

to reflect on

思路
sī lù

line of thought; way of thinking

意思
yì si

idea

有意思
yǒu yì si

interesting

构思
gòu sī

to design

沉思
chén sī

to contemplate

没意思
méi yì si

boring

深思
shēn sī

to ponder

胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng

to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)

一门心思
yī mén xīn si

to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

三思而行
sān sī ér xíng

think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully

三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng

think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance

上思县
shàng sī xiàn

Shangsi County in Fangchenggang 防城港[fáng chéng gǎng], Guangxi

上思
shàng sī

Shangsi County in Fangchenggang 防城港[fáng chéng gǎng], Guangxi

不加思索
bù jiā sī suǒ

see 不假思索[bù jiǎ sī suǒ]

主体思想
zhǔ tǐ sī xiǎng

Juche Idea (North Korean ideology of political, economic and military independence)

伊思迈尔
yī sī mài ěr

Ismail (name)

儒家思想
rú jiā sī xiǎng

Confucian thoughts

冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ

to mull over (idiom)

刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī

deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)

劳心苦思
láo xīn kǔ sī

to rack one's brains

匪夷所思
fěi yí suǒ sī

unimaginable

博斯沃思
bó sī wò sī

Bosworth (name)

卡尔·马克思
kǎ ěr · mǎ kè sī

Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism

史思明
shǐ sī míng

Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[ān lù shān], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[ān shǐ zhī luàn]

味美思酒
wèi měi sī jiǔ

vermouth (loanword)

哀思
āi sī

grief-stricken thoughts

善思
shàn sī

thoughtfulness

单相思
dān xiāng sī

one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing

固定型思维
gù dìng xíng sī wéi

fixed mindset (as opposed to growth mindset)

够意思
gòu yì si

wonderful

奇思妙想
qí sī miào xiǎng

an unconventional but wonderful idea

好意思
hǎo yì si

to have the nerve

姚思廉
yáo sī lián

Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書|梁书[liáng shū] and 陳書|陈书[chén shū]

孝思不匮
xiào sī bù kuì

to be forever filial (idiom)

孟思诚
mèng sī chéng

Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom

学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài

To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

害相思病
hài xiāng sī bìng

sick with love

封建思想
fēng jiàn sī xiǎng

feudal way of thinking

寻思
xún sī

to consider

小意思
xiǎo yì si

small token

尤里斯·伊文思
yóu lǐ sī · yī wén sī

Joris Ivens (1898-1989), Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist

居安思危
jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety

左思
zuǒ sī

Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet

左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng

to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles

巧思
qiǎo sī

innovative thinking

希思罗
xī sī luó

Heathrow (a London airport)

席梦思
xí mèng sī

spring mattress (loanword from \Simmons\ bedding company name)

康思维恩格
kāng sī wéi ēn gé

Kongsvinger (city in Hedemark, Norway)

忖思
cǔn sī

to reckon

思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng

a thought that causes heartache (idiom)

思南
sī nán

Sinan county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

思南县
sī nán xiàn

Sinan county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

思嘉丽
sī jiā lì

Scarlett (name)

思密达
sī mì dá

(slang) (used at the end of a sentence to mimic Korean speech) (loanword from Korean verb ending \seumnida\)

思忖
sī cǔn

to ponder

思情
sī qíng

to miss

思想交流
sī xiǎng jiāo liú

exchange of ideas

思想包袱
sī xiǎng bāo fu

sth weighing on one's mind

思想史
sī xiǎng shǐ

intellectual history

思想家
sī xiǎng jiā

thinker

思想库
sī xiǎng kù

think tank

思想意识
sī xiǎng yì shí

consciousness

思想顽钝
sī xiǎng wán dùn

blunt thinking

思想体系
sī xiǎng tǐ xì

system of thought

思慕
sī mù

to cherish the memory of sb

思虑
sī lǜ

to think sth through

思恋
sī liàn

to miss

思明
sī míng

Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian

思明区
sī míng qū

Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian

思春
sī chūn

same as 懷春|怀春[huái chūn]

思春期
sī chūn qī

age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex

思乐冰
sī lè bīng

Slurpee (drink)

思潮
sī cháo

tide of thought

思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú

thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)

思科
sī kē

Cisco Systems Company

思维地图
sī wéi dì tú

mind map

思维导图
sī wéi dǎo tú

mind map

思维敏捷
sī wéi mǐn jié

quick-witted

思茅
sī máo

Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city 普洱市 in 2007

思茅区
sī máo qū

Simao district of Pu'er city 普洱市[pǔ ěr shì], Yunnan

思茅地区
sī máo dì qū

Simao prefecture in Yunnan

思茅市
sī máo shì

Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city 普洱市 in 2007

思亲
sī qīn

to remember one's parents

思觉失调
sī jué shī tiáo

psychosis

思谋
sī móu

to consider

思议
sī yì

to imagine

思路敏捷
sī lù mǐn jié

quick-witted

思辨
sī biàn

to think critically

思过
sī guò

to reflect on one's past errors

思乡
sī xiāng

to be homesick

思乡病
sī xiāng bìng

homesickness

思量
sī liang

to reckon

意思意思
yì sī yì sī

to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation

忧思
yōu sī

to be anxious and worried

忆苦思甜
yì kǔ sī tián

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

成吉思汗
chéng jí sī hán

Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire

成长型思维
chéng zhǎng xíng sī wéi

growth mindset

所思
suǒ sī

what one thinks

才思
cái sī

imaginative power

抽象思维
chōu xiàng sī wéi

abstract thought

挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si

to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer

换位思考
huàn wèi sī kǎo

to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

政治思想
zhèng zhì sī xiǎng

political thought

文思
wén sī

the train of thought in writing

新思想
xīn sī xiǎng

new ideas

曼妥思
màn tuǒ sī

Mentos, a brand of candy produced by European company Perfetti Van Melle

朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

乐不思蜀
lè bù sī shǔ

indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)

每逢佳节倍思亲
měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn

doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[wáng wéi])

毛泽东思想
máo zé dōng sī xiǎng

Mao Zedong Thought

没有意思
méi yǒu yì si

boring

深思熟虑
shēn sī shú lǜ

mature reflection

无思无虑
wú sī wú lǜ

(idiom) carefree

熟思
shú sī

deliberation

痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng

to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)

发人深思
fā rén shēn sī

(idiom) thought-provoking

百思不得其解
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě

see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]

百思不解
bǎi sī bù jiě

to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)

百思莫解
bǎi sī mò jiě

see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]

百思买
bǎi sī mǎi

Best Buy (retailer)

相思
xiāng sī

to yearn

相思病
xiāng sī bìng

lovesickness

睹物思人
dǔ wù sī rén

(idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them

神思
shén sī

state of mind

神思恍惚
shén sī huǎng hū

abstracted

科林·弗思
kē lín · fú sī

Colin Firth, English actor (1960-)

穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn

when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)

穷思苦想
qióng sī kǔ xiǎng

to think hard (idiom)

筹思
chóu sī

to ponder a solution; to consider (the best move, how to find a way etc)

红嘴相思鸟
hóng zuǐ xiāng sī niǎo

(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)

细思极恐
xì sī jí kǒng

scary to think about (coll.) (coined c. 2013)

统一思想
tǒng yī sī xiǎng

with the same idea in mind

绮思
qǐ sī

beautiful thoughts (in writing)

耄思
mào sī

to be upset or disturbed

花心思
huā xīn sī

to think through

若有所思
ruò yǒu suǒ sī

looking pensive

苦思
kǔ sī

to think hard

苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

范思哲
fàn sī zhé

Versace (fashion designer)

茶饭不思
chá fàn bù sī

no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering

见利思义
jiàn lì sī yì

to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically

见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān

to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty

见贤思齐
jiàn xián sī qí

see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous

见马克思
jiàn mǎ kè sī

to die

费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ

to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)

费尽心思
fèi jìn xīn si

to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through

贾思勰
jiǎ sī xié

Jia Sixie, sixth century writer and author of agricultural encyclopedia Essential skill to benefit the people 齊民要術|齐民要术[qí mín yào shù]

赛轮思
sài lún sī

Cerence, US company providing AI-based automotive assistants

迷思
mí sī

myth (loanword)

追思
zhuī sī

memorial

追思会
zhuī sī huì

memorial service

退思园
tuì sī yuán

Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu

运思
yùn sī

to think

遐思
xiá sī

to fancy from afar

重整奥思定会
zhòng zhěng ào sī dìng huì

Order of Augustinian Recollects, a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns

银耳相思鸟
yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)

长相思
cháng xiāng sī

Sauvignon blanc (grape type)

闭门思过
bì mén sī guò

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

陀思妥也夫斯基
tuó sī tuǒ yě fū sī jī

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[zuì yǔ fá]

陀思妥耶夫斯基
tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[zuì yǔ fá]

雅思
yǎ sī

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

集思广益
jí sī guǎng yì

collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit

面壁思过
miàn bì sī guò

to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds

顾名思义
gù míng sī yì

as the name implies

饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

马克思
mǎ kè sī

Marx (name)

马克思主义
mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì

Marxism

马克思列宁主义
mǎ kè sī liè níng zhǔ yì

Marxism-Leninism

体大思精
tǐ dà sī jīng

extensive and penetrating (idiom); expansive and profound (of writing)