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沉思 chénsī

沉思 chénsī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 沉思 chénsī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chénsī | chen2 si1
English translation
to contemplate
to ponder
contemplation
meditation

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Traditional form

沉思 chénsī

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 沉思 chénsī

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chēn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and chēn represents the sound. Variant of chén .

Positional decomposition

氵冗

Number of Strokes

7

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

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Zuò zài 那儿 nà r 沉思 chénsī ,轻轻地抚弄 zhāo 桌布 zhuō bù .

He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.

沉思 chénsī de 目光 mùguāng 越过 yuè guò 的头 dǐng ,他正 Xiàng hěn yuǎn de 地方 dìfāng liàng wàng .

His thoughtful eyes looked beyond my head to the horizon.

创造性 chuàng zào xìng 思考 sīkǎo de 阶段 jiēduàn shì 准备 zhǔnbèi 沉思 chénsī 启迪 qǐ dí 求证 qiú zhèng .

The four stages of creative thought are preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification.

忽然 hūrán shēng 狂笑 kuáng xiào jīng jiào le 李玉亭 de 沉思 chénsī .

He was startled abruptly out of his gloomy musings by a laugh.

马丁 Mǎ dīng shì ài 讲话 jiǎng huà 喜欢 xǐhuan 沉思默想 de 小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi

Martin is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap.

沉思 chénsī Decomposition

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沉思 chénsī Compounds

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  • chēn
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      • zǎi , sāi , , sāi , , xié , sāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , sāi
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