Chinese word

思考

Pronunciation

Pinyinsī kǎo

Meaning

  • verbthink

Example

我还在思考这个问题。wǒ hái zài sī kǎo zhè ge wèn tí

I'm still thinking about this problem.

Illustration for 思考 (think)

More examples

这个问题值得我们深入思考。zhè ge wèn tí zhí de wǒ men shēn rù sī kǎo

For us, this problem is worth thinking deeply about.

Core concept

The mind organizes information, weighs possibilities, and moves toward a reasoned judgment.

Common phrases

  • 深入思考shēn rù sī kǎo

    think deeply

  • 思考问题sī kǎo wèn tí

    think about a problem

  • 独立思考dú lì sī kǎo

    think independently

Similar words

想xiǎng: Forms a thought about something as it naturally comes to mind.
觉得jué de: Has the feeling that something is so based on personal impressions.
认为rèn wéi: Concludes that something is true from supporting facts or reasons.
考虑kǎo lǜ: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of something before deciding.

Definition in Chinese

用大脑对信息或问题进行分析、判断、推理并寻找答案的心理活动或过程。yòng dà nǎo duì xìn xī huò wèn tí jìn xíng fēn xī pàn duàn tuī lǐ bìng xún zhǎo dá àn de xīn lǐ huó dòng huò guò chéng

Word origin

思 (sī, "inner thought") + 考 (kǎo, "examine") builds the image of examining an issue inwardly, which gives the compound its sense of sustained mental reasoning.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 思考 (sīkǎo, "think") has a deliberate, somewhat formal tone, so it is especially common in serious discussion, study, and analytical writing.

Other meanings

  • considerverb
  • ponderverb

Related words

  • 思考方式sī kǎo fāng shìway of thinkingnoun
  • 思考能力sī kǎo néng lìthinking abilitynoun

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