Chinese word

思想

Pronunciation

Pinyinsī xiǎng

Meaning

  • nounway of thinking

Example

每个人的思想都不一样。měi gè rén de sī xiǎng dōu bù yí yàng

Everyone's way of thinking is different.

Illustration for 思想 (way of thinking)

More examples

通过阅读，他的思想慢慢发生了变化。tōng guò yuè dú tā de sī xiǎng màn màn fā shēng le biàn huà

Through reading, his way of thinking slowly changed.

Core concept

A mental lens that shapes how a person or group understands reality and judges values.

Common phrases

  • 改变思想gǎi biàn sī xiǎng

    change one's way of thinking

  • 影响思想yíng xiǎng sī xiǎng

    influence one's way of thinking

Similar words

想法xiáng fǎ: An idea that comes to mind about a specific problem, event, or way to handle it.
看法kàn fǎ: A personal way of viewing and judging a particular matter.
意见yì jiàn: A stated opinion, hope, or demand concerning a particular matter.
观点guān diǎn: A main idea or position put forward in an argument or explanation.

Definition in Chinese

个人或集体对世界、生活或事物的基本看法、价值判断与信念体系。gè rén huò jí tǐ duì shì jiè shēng huó huò shì wù de jī běn kàn fǎ jià zhí pàn duàn yǔ xìn niàn tǐ xì

Word origin

思想 (sīxiǎng, "thought and outlook") joins 思 (sī, "to think") with 想 (xiǎng, "to imagine or consider"), linking mental activity with a formed view.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear this word as political, but Chinese also uses it for a person's broad outlook on life.

Other meanings

  • notionnoun
  • ideologynoun

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