思想

sī xiǎng

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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

1. thought
2. thinking
3. idea
4. ideology

Word relationships

Related words

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• 看法 kàn fǎ 看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing 思想 can be ideology or thought; 看法 is personal opinion or viewpoint.: way of looking at a thing
• 思绪 sī xù 思绪 sī xù train of thought 思想 is broader, encompassing ideology; 思绪 focuses on train of thought or emotional reflections.: train of thought

Synonyms

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• 观念 guān niàn 观念 guān niàn notion 思想 emphasizes systematic thought or ideology; 观念 refers more to notions or concepts.: notion

Usage notes

Formality

In political contexts, 思想 often carries a formal or ideological weight (e.g., 毛泽东思想 Mao Zedong Thought). Using it casually for 'idea' can sound overly serious.

Example Sentences

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他的 思想 太狭隘了。

His thinking is too narrow.

他的 思想 很开放。

His thinking is very open.

长期不变的模式容易使 思想 僵化。

Long-standing unchanging patterns easily make thinking rigid.

我们应该批判错误的 思想 。

We should criticize erroneous ideas.

語詞表達 思想 。

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Words Containing 思想

• 主体思想 主体思想 zhǔ tǐ sī xiǎng: Juche Idea (North Korean ideology of political, economic and military independence)
• 儒家思想 儒家思想 rú jiā sī xiǎng: Confucian thoughts
• 封建思想 封建思想 fēng jiàn sī xiǎng: feudal way of thinking
• 思想交流 思想交流 sī xiǎng jiāo liú: exchange of ideas
• 思想包袱 思想包袱 sī xiǎng bāo fu: sth weighing on one's mind
• 思想史 思想史 sī xiǎng shǐ: intellectual history
• 思想家 思想家 sī xiǎng jiā: thinker
• 思想库 思想库 sī xiǎng kù: think tank
• 思想意识 思想意识 sī xiǎng yì shí: consciousness
• 思想顽钝 思想顽钝 sī xiǎng wán dùn: blunt thinking
• 思想体系 思想体系 sī xiǎng tǐ xì: system of thought
• 政治思想 政治思想 zhèng zhì sī xiǎng: political thought
• 新思想 新思想 xīn sī xiǎng: new ideas
• 毛泽东思想 毛泽东思想 máo zé dōng sī xiǎng: Mao Zedong Thought
• 统一思想 统一思想 tǒng yī sī xiǎng: with the same idea in mind

Child Words of 思想

• 想 想 xiǎng: to think (about)
• 思 思 sī: to think