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念头 (niàn tou): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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念头 (niàn tou): Thought / Idea (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

念头 consists of 2 characters.

to read aloud; attend school; think of

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 念头.

Words with 念

信念xìn niàn
念书niàn shū
怀念huái niàn
思念sī niàn
悬念xuán niàn
悼念dào niàn
想念xiǎng niàn
挂念guà niàn

Words with 头

头发tóu faHSK 3
一头yì tóu
上头shàng tóu
丫头yā tou
从头cóng tóu
低头dī tóu
兆头zhào tou
关头guān tóu

How to Use 念头 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 念头 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith闪

niàn念

tou头

yī一

shǎn闪

neutralWritten

a thought flashes

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

niàn念

tou头

Adjective + Nounwith奇怪

qí奇

guài怪

de的

niàn念

tou头

Verb + Object

chǎn产

shēng生

niàn念

tou头

neutral

have an idea

Example Sentences with 念头

wǒ我

yǒu有

yí一

gè个

niàn念

tou头

：

neutral

a thought

neutral

strange thought

dǎ打

xiāo消

niàn念

tou头

formal

abandon an idea

jīn今

tiān天

chī吃

miàn面

tiáo条

。

I have an idea: eat noodles today.

zhè这

ge个

niàn念

tou头

suī虽

rán然

huāng荒

miù谬

，

què却

yì意

wài外

dì地

cù促

chéng成

le了

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

tū突

pò破

。

Although this idea was absurd, it unexpectedly led to a breakthrough in the project.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

cóng从

wèi未

yǒu有

guò过

fàng放

qì弃

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

de的

niàn念

tou头

ma吗

？

Have you never had the thought of giving up on this plan?

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tā他

tū突

rán然

chǎn产

shēng生

le了

yí一

gè个

niàn念

tou头

，

xiǎng想

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

fàng放

sōng松

yī一

xià下

。

He suddenly had an idea to travel and relax.

tā他

lì立

kè刻

dǎ打

xiāo消

le了

nà那

ge个

bú不

qiè

zhè这

ge个

niàn念

tou头

jì既

lìng令

rén人

xīng兴

fèn奋

zhè这

ge个

niàn念

tou头

zài在

tā他

nǎo脑

hǎi海

zhōng中

wǒ我

nǎo脑

zǐ子

lǐ里

tū突

rán然

mào冒

chū出

gè个

niàn

切

shí实

jì际

de的

niàn念

tou头

，

zhuān专

zhù注

yú于

yǎn眼

qián前

de的

gōng工

zuò作

。

He immediately dismissed that impractical idea and focused on the task at hand.

yòu又

chōng充

mǎn满

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

píng评

gū估

。

This idea is both exciting and challenging, requiring our careful evaluation.

yī一

shǎn闪

ér而

guò过

，

què却

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

tā他

de的

rén人

shēng生

guǐ轨

jì迹

。

This thought flashed through his mind and changed the course of his life.

念

tou头

：

zhōu周

mò末

bù不

rú如

qù去

pá爬

shān山

ba吧

？

A thought suddenly popped into my head: how about going hiking this weekend?