How to say “thinking” in Chinese
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“Thinking” in Chinese is 思维, sī wéi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
思维 is read sī wéi: 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, 纟 “thread”: to tie. 二维码 — a “two-dimensional code”.
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 “思维”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 思维. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 学哲学能提高思维能力xuézhéxuénéngtígāosīwéinénglìStudying philosophy improves your ability to think.
More words from the lesson “Philosophy and thinking”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thinking” in Chinese?
“Thinking” in Chinese is 思维, pinyin sīwéi.
What does 思维 mean?
思维 (sīwéi) means “thinking”.
How do you write 思维?
思维 is 2 characters: 思 (sī) — think; 维 (wéi) — tie; maintain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 思维?
思维 is read sīwéi. Tones: sī — first tone, wéi — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“thinking” in the lesson “Philosophy and thinking”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” of HSK 5. 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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