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思索 (sī suǒ): Think deeply (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

思索 consists of 2 characters.

to think, to consider

large rope; to search, to demand

How to Use 思索 in Sentences

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

Verb + Object

xiàn陷

rù入

sī思

suǒ索

neutral

fall into deep thought

sī思

suǒ索

wèn问

tí题

neutral

ponder a problem

Adverb + Verbwith认真

rèn认

zhēn真

sī思

suǒ索

Verb + Complementwith良久

sī思

suǒ索

liáng良

jiǔ久

Example Sentences with 思索

tā他

zài在

sī思

suǒ索

wèn问

tí题

。

neutral

ponder seriously

formal

Written

ponder for a long time

He is thinking about the problem.

tā他

dú独

zì自

zuò坐

zài在

chuāng窗

qián前

，

jìng静

jìng静

de地

sī思

suǒ索

zhe着

rén人

shēng生

de的

yì意

yì义

。

He sat alone by the window, quietly pondering the meaning of life.

tā他

dú独

zì自

zài在

shū书

fáng房

lǐ里

，

cháng长

jiǔ久

dì地

sī思

suǒ索

zhe着

rén人

shēng生

de的

yì意

yì义

。

He was alone in the study, pondering the meaning of life for a long time.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

cóng从

wèi未

sī思

suǒ索

guò过

，

wèi为

hé何

yào要

xuǎn选

zé择

zhè这

tiáo条

zhí职

yè业

dào道

lù路

ma吗

？

Have you never pondered why you chose this career path?

wǒ我

sī思

suǒ索

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

zhōng终

yú于

wǒ我

méi没

yǒu有

shí时

jiān间

zǐ仔

xì细

sī思

suǒ索

zài在

zuò做

chū出

zhòng重

dà大

tóu投

zī资

qián前

，

tā

miàn面

duì对

zhè这

ge个

nán难

tí题

，

wǒ我

men们

xū

bié别

dǎ打

rǎo扰

tā他

，

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

sī思

suǒ

zhǎo

找

dào到

le了

dá答

àn案

。

I thought for a long time and finally found the answer.

，

bì必

xū须

lì立

kè刻

zuò做

chū出

jué决

dìng定

。

I don't have time to think deeply; I must make a decision immediately.

他

fǎn反

fù复

sī思

suǒ索

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

qián潜

zài在

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

Before making a major investment, he repeatedly pondered all potential risks.

需

yào要

rèn认

zhēn真

sī思

suǒ索

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

Facing this difficult problem, we need to carefully consider the solution.

索

yí一

gè个

fù复

zá杂

de的

zhé哲

xué学

wèn问

tí题

。

Don't disturb him; he is pondering a complex philosophical question.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 思索.

Words with 思

意思yì siHSK 2
冥思míng sī
反思fǎn sī
心思xīn si
思念sī niàn
思想sī xiǎng
思绪sī xù
思维sī wéi

Words with 索

利索lì suo
探索tàn suǒ
搜索sōu suǒ
摸索mō suo
索取suǒ qǔ
索性suǒ xìng
索赔suǒ péi
线索xiàn suǒ