ponder; meditate; muse (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
沉思 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
他坐在那里沉思了很长时间。 tā zuò zài nà lǐ chén sī le hěn cháng shí jiān. - He sat there lost in thought for a long time.
沉思是他创作的重要过程。 chén sī shì tā chuàng zuò de zhòng yào guò chéng. - Contemplation is an important process in his creative work.
他的沉思导致了一个重大的发现。 tā de chén sī dǎo zhì le yī gè zhòng dà de fā xiàn. - His contemplation led to a major discovery.
在寂静的夜晚，他总是陷入深沉的沉思之中。 zài jì jìng de yè wǎn, tā zǒng shì xiàn rù shēn chén de chén sī zhī zhōng. - In the quiet night, he always falls into deep contemplation.
沉思是他处理问题的方式之一。 chén sī shì tā chǔ lǐ wèn tí de fāng shì zhī yī. - Contemplation is one of his ways to deal with problems.
Characters
思 sī - think, consider; miss; hope, wish; feeling; thinking |
沉 chén - heavy; profound, deep, gloomy; sink, descend; keep down; indulge |