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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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慮,勿發言。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13265266)

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Words Containing 思

挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si

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

善思
shàn sī

thoughtfulness

没有意思
méi yǒu yì si

boring

忖思
cǔn sī

to reckon

没意思
méi yì si

boring

不可思议
bù kě sī yì

inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable

思虑
sī lǜ

to think sth through

思想家
sī xiǎng jiā

thinker

匪夷所思
fěi yí suǒ sī

unimaginable

睹物思人
dǔ wù sī rén

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

思想包袱
sī xiǎng bāo fu

sth weighing on one's mind

思茅市
sī máo shì

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

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]

文思
wén sī

the train of thought in writing

马克思主义
mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì

Marxism

红嘴相思鸟
hóng zuǐ xiāng sī niǎo

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

思恋
sī liàn

to miss

思谋
sī móu

to consider

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)

孝思不匮
xiào sī bù kuì

to be forever filial (idiom)

固定型思维
gù dìng xíng sī wéi

fixed mindset (as opposed to growth mindset)

三思而行
sān sī ér xíng

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

筹思
chóu sī

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

深思
shēn sī

to ponder

思维敏捷
sī wéi mǐn jié

quick-witted

心思
xīn si

mind

思想顽钝
sī xiǎng wán dùn

blunt thinking

追思会
zhuī sī huì

memorial service

痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng

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

构思
gòu sī

to design

思路敏捷
sī lù mǐn jié

quick-witted

思维地图
sī wéi dì tú

mind map

费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ

to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)

儒家思想
rú jiā sī xiǎng

Confucian thoughts

迷思
mí sī

myth (loanword)

思量
sī liang

to reckon

思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng

a thought that causes heartache (idiom)

神思恍惚
shén sī huǎng hū

abstracted

成长型思维
chéng zhǎng xíng sī wéi

growth mindset

若有所思
ruò yǒu suǒ sī

looking pensive

思乐冰
sī lè bīng

Slurpee (drink)

成吉思汗
chéng jí sī hán

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

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

茶饭不思
chá fàn bù sī

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

乐不思蜀
lè bù sī shǔ

indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)

思潮
sī cháo

tide of thought

思春期
sī chūn qī

age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex

百思不得其解
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě

see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]

思明
sī míng

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

害相思病
hài xiāng sī bìng

sick with love

熟思
shú sī

deliberation

不好意思
bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed

思乡病
sī xiāng bìng

homesickness

伊思迈尔
yī sī mài ěr

Ismail (name)

雅思
yǎ sī

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

孟思诚
mèng sī chéng

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

换位思考
huàn wèi sī kǎo

to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

马克思列宁主义
mǎ kè sī liè níng zhǔ yì

Marxism-Leninism

思想史
sī xiǎng shǐ

intellectual history

赛轮思
sài lún sī

Cerence, US company providing AI-based automotive assistants

思嘉丽
sī jiā lì

Scarlett (name)

思科
sī kē

Cisco Systems Company

见马克思
jiàn mǎ kè sī

to die

思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú

thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)

百思买
bǎi sī mǎi

Best Buy (retailer)

相思病
xiāng sī bìng

lovesickness

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]

左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng

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

反思
fǎn sī

to think back over sth

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

发人深思
fā rén shēn sī

(idiom) thought-provoking

尤里斯·伊文思
yóu lǐ sī · yī wén sī

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

思维导图
sī wéi dǎo tú

mind map

上思县
shàng sī xiàn

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

穷则思变
qióng zé sī biàn

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

费尽心思
fèi jìn xīn si

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

长相思
cháng xiāng sī

Sauvignon blanc (grape type)

神思
shén sī

state of mind

思南
sī nán

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

思茅地区
sī máo dì qū

Simao prefecture in Yunnan

博斯沃思
bó sī wò sī

Bosworth (name)

见贤思齐
jiàn xián sī qí

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

思慕
sī mù

to cherish the memory of sb

思索
sī suǒ

to think deeply

马克思
mǎ kè sī

Marx (name)

小意思
xiǎo yì si

small token

退思园
tuì sī yuán

Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu

闭门思过
bì mén sī guò

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

百思不解
bǎi sī bù jiě

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

朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng

to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)

苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng

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

银耳相思鸟
yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo

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

奇思妙想
qí sī miào xiǎng

an unconventional but wonderful idea

面壁思过
miàn bì sī guò

to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds

新思想
xīn sī xiǎng

new ideas

希思罗
xī sī luó

Heathrow (a London airport)

忆苦思甜
yì kǔ sī tián

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

冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng

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

思路
sī lù

line of thought; way of thinking

无思无虑
wú sī wú lǜ

(idiom) carefree

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])

思前想后
sī qián xiǎng hòu

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

运思
yùn sī

to think

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

思情
sī qíng

to miss

沉思
chén sī

to contemplate

思念
sī niàn

to think of

主体思想
zhǔ tǐ sī xiǎng

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

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]

思南县
sī nán xiàn

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

刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī

deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)

抽象思维
chōu xiàng sī wéi

abstract thought

顾名思义
gù míng sī yì

as the name implies

不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ

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

深思熟虑
shēn sī shú lǜ

mature reflection

思议
sī yì

to imagine

寻思
xún sī

to consider

思春
sī chūn

same as 懷春|怀春[huái chūn]

意思
yì si

idea

绮思
qǐ sī

beautiful thoughts (in writing)

遐思
xiá sī

to fancy from afar

思忖
sī cǔn

to ponder

忧思
yōu sī

to be anxious and worried

意思意思
yì sī yì sī

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

思想交流
sī xiǎng jiāo liú

exchange of ideas

追思
zhuī sī

memorial

思想库
sī xiǎng kù

think tank

单相思
dān xiāng sī

one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing

好意思
hǎo yì si

to have the nerve

冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ

to mull over (idiom)

花心思
huā xīn sī

to think through

穷思苦想
qióng sī kǔ xiǎng

to think hard (idiom)

不加思索
bù jiā sī suǒ

see 不假思索[bù jiǎ sī suǒ]

卡尔·马克思
kǎ ěr · mǎ kè sī

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

见利思义
jiàn lì sī yì

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

上思
shàng sī

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

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]

封建思想
fēng jiàn sī xiǎng

feudal way of thinking

哀思
āi sī

grief-stricken thoughts

席梦思
xí mèng sī

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

体大思精
tǐ dà sī jīng

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

范思哲
fàn sī zhé

Versace (fashion designer)

科林·弗思
kē lín · fú sī

Colin Firth, English actor (1960-)

才思
cái sī

imaginative power

有意思
yǒu yì si

interesting

左思
zuǒ sī

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

够意思
gòu yì si

wonderful

思绪
sī xù

train of thought

耄思
mào sī

to be upset or disturbed

一门心思
yī mén xīn si

to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

思觉失调
sī jué shī tiáo

psychosis

胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng

to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)

思想体系
sī xiǎng tǐ xì

system of thought

政治思想
zhèng zhì sī xiǎng

political thought

苦思
kǔ sī

to think hard

相思
xiāng sī

to yearn

思维
sī wéi

(line of) thought

见异思迁
jiàn yì sī qiān

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

集思广益
jí sī guǎng yì

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

曼妥思
màn tuǒ sī

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

思密达
sī mì dá

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

所思
suǒ sī

what one thinks

毛泽东思想
máo zé dōng sī xiǎng

Mao Zedong Thought

康思维恩格
kāng sī wéi ēn gé

Kongsvinger (city in Hedemark, Norway)

思明区
sī míng qū

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

思茅区
sī máo qū

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

三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng

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

百思莫解
bǎi sī mò jiě

see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]

味美思酒
wèi měi sī jiǔ

vermouth (loanword)

思考
sī kǎo

to reflect on

思辨
sī biàn

to think critically

思过
sī guò

to reflect on one's past errors

劳心苦思
láo xīn kǔ sī

to rack one's brains

思想
sī xiǎng

thought

思亲
sī qīn

to remember one's parents

思茅
sī máo

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

思想意识
sī xiǎng yì shí

consciousness

巧思
qiǎo sī

innovative thinking

居安思危
jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety

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]

思乡
sī xiāng

to be homesick