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The Chinese word sixiang - 思想 - sīxiǎng
(idea in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
sīxiǎng
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English translations
idea,
thought, thinking, cerebration
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of sīxiǎng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 思想 ( sixiang / sīxiǎng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe ben shu de sixiang hen shen.
Zhè běn shū de sīxiǎng hěn shēn.– English translation: The ideas in this book are very profound.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to consider | to think
思想 ( sixiang / sīxiǎng ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 37)
思想 ( sixiang / sīxiǎng ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 37)
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