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| Pronunciation |
: |
sī |
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| Meaning |
: |
- think; consider; deliberate. (v)
- miss; long for. (v)
- thought; thinking. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
心 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
思 |
| Usage |
: |
35.5% |
| Notes |
: |
also as sāi |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
introspect one’s fault |
| 2. |
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: |
think; think carefully |
| 5. |
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: |
contemplate; think deeply |
| 6. |
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: |
think again and again |
| 7. |
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: |
lovesickness; yearning between lovers |
| 8. |
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: |
meaning; opinion; interest; a token of affection, appreciation |
Sentences:
| 1. Please give me some time to think your suggestion over. |
| qǐng |
gěi |
wǒ |
shí |
jiān |
sī |
kǎo |
yí |
xià |
nǐ |
de |
jiàn |
yì |
。 |
| 请 |
给 |
我 |
时 |
间 |
思 |
考 |
一 |
下 |
你 |
的 |
建 |
议 |
。 |
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| 请 |
: |
please |
| 给 |
: |
give |
| 我 |
: |
me |
| 时间 |
: |
time |
| 思考 |
: |
think |
| 一下 |
: |
measure word |
| 你的 |
: |
your |
| 建议 |
: |
suggesion |
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| 2. No herb will cure love. |
| xiàng |
sī |
bìng |
wú |
yào |
yī |
。 |
| 相 |
思 |
病 |
无 |
药 |
医 |
。 |
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| 相思 |
: |
yearning between lovers |
| 病 |
: |
illness |
| 无 |
: |
have no |
| 药 |
: |
medicine |
| 医 |
: |
cure |
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| 3. To learn English well one has to think in English at every turn. |
| yào |
xué |
hǎo |
yīng |
yǔ |
jiù |
yào |
chù |
chù |
yòng |
yīng |
yǔ |
sī |
kǎo |
。 |
| 要 |
学 |
好 |
英 |
语 |
就 |
要 |
处 |
处 |
用 |
英 |
语 |
思 |
考 |
。 |
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| 要 |
: |
want |
| 学 |
: |
learn |
| 好 |
: |
well, good |
| 英语 |
: |
English |
| 就要 |
: |
have to |
| 处处 |
: |
everywhere; in all respects |
| 用 |
: |
use |
| 思考 |
: |
think |
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| 4. We express our thought by means of words. |
| wǒ |
men |
yòng |
cí |
jù |
lái |
biǎo |
dá |
sī |
xiǎng |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
用 |
词 |
句 |
来 |
表 |
达 |
思 |
想 |
。 |
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| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 用 |
: |
use |
| 词 |
: |
words |
| 句 |
: |
sentences |
| 来 |
: |
in order to |
| 表达 |
: |
express |
| 思想 |
: |
thought |
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| 5. I see what you mean. |
| wǒ |
míng |
bái |
nǐ |
de |
yì |
si |
。 |
| 我 |
明 |
白 |
你 |
的 |
意 |
思 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 明白 |
: |
understand |
| 你的 |
: |
your |
| 意思 |
: |
meaning |
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| 6. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. |
| ràng |
nǐ |
jiǔ |
děng |
le |
， |
zhēn |
bù |
hǎo |
yì |
si |
。 |
| 让 |
你 |
久 |
等 |
了 |
， |
真 |
不 |
好 |
意 |
思 |
。 |
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| 让 |
: |
let |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 久 |
: |
long |
| 等 |
: |
wait |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 真 |
: |
really |
| 不好 |
: |
no good |
| 不好意思 |
: |
feel embarrassed; be ill at ease |
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