HSK 6 vocabulary › 沉思
沉思
沉思 in English: to contemplate; to ponder
chén sī
to contemplate; to ponder
How to pronounce 沉思
chén sī (without tone marks: chen si). chén is a second (rising) tone; sī is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 沉思
沉 chén
to submerge; to immerse; to sink
to submerge; to immerse; to sink
思 sī
to think; to consider
to think; to consider
Related words
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion | HSK 2 |
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn; uncommunicative | HSK 5 |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on; to ponder over | HSK 5 |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought; thinking | HSK 5 |
| 沉淀 | chén diàn | to settle; to precipitate | HSK 6 |
| 沉闷 | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy | HSK 6 |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard | HSK 6 |
| 沉着 | chén zhuó | steady; calm and collected | HSK 6 |
| 深沉 | shēn chén | deep; profound | HSK 6 |
| 不可思议 | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable | HSK 6 |