How to say “train of thought” in Chinese
train of thought, line of reasoning
“Train of thought” in Chinese is 思路, sī lù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
思路 is read sī lù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It also has the “heart” 心. In 意思 it is read with the neutral tone.
On the left, 足 “foot”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “思路”.
More words from the lesson “Suppose, and as expected”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “train of thought” in Chinese?
“Train of thought” in Chinese is 思路, pinyin sīlù.
What does 思路 mean?
思路 (sīlù) means “train of thought, line of reasoning”.
How do you write 思路?
思路 is 2 characters: 思 (sī) — think; 路 (lù) — road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 思路?
思路 is read sīlù. Tones: sī — first tone, lù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“train of thought” in the lesson “Suppose, and as expected”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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