How to say “thought” in Chinese
thought, ideology
“Thought” in Chinese is 思想, sī xiǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
思想 is read sī xiǎng: 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.
Below, 心 “heart”.
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 “思想”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 思想. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这本书的思想很深刻zhèběnshūdesīxiǎnghěnshēnkèThe ideas in this book are very profound.
More words from the lesson “Philosophy and thinking”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thought” in Chinese?
“Thought” in Chinese is 思想, pinyin sīxiǎng.
What does 思想 mean?
思想 (sīxiǎng) means “thought, ideology”.
How do you write 思想?
思想 is 2 characters: 思 (sī) — think; 想 (xiǎng) — want, think. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 思想?
思想 is read sīxiǎng. Tones: sī — first tone, xiǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“thought” 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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