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思维 sīwéi

思维 sīwéi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 思维 sīwéi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sīwéi | si1 wei2
English translation
(line of) thought
thinking

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About 思维 sīwéi

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Traditional form

思維

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 思维 sīwéi

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Thought is associated with the head ( xìn ) and heart ( xīn ). The modern form of the top component looks like Tián (field), but Tián is unrelated.

Positional decomposition

田心

Number of Strokes

9
Wéi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhuī represents the sound. Simplified form of wéi .

Phonetic compound

zhuī

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟隹

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 思维 sīwéi

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kuà chū ,激发 jīfā de 思维 sīwéi .

He took a stride to inspirit his wits.

成功 Chénggōng de 关键在于擅长 shàncháng 逻辑思维

The key to his success is his logical mind.

一时 yī shí 思维 sīwéi 短路 duǎn lù 然后 ránhòu yòu 重新 chóngxīn xiǎng le 起来 qǐlai

He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it.

肖恩 Xiāo ēn shì 思维 sīwéi 敏捷 mǐnjié 行事 xíng shì 随兴 de rén

Sean's a fast thinker, and he acts on impulse.

这些 zhè xiē 文章 wénzhāng 使 shǐ 读者 dú zhě duì 中国 Zhōngguó rén de 思维 sīwéi yǒu le 深层次 shēn céng cì de 认识 rènshi

These texts give the reader an insight into the Chinese mind.

思维 sīwéi Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 思维 sīwéi and their own compounds.

思维 sīwéi Compounds

See all 26 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 思维 sīwéi in their composition.

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    • zǎi , sāi , , sāi , , xié , sāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , sāi
  • Wéi
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