Verbwork out the plot of a literary work or the composition of a painting; conception; design

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 构思.
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Character Breakdown

构思 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 构思 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 构思 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith故事
gòu
shì
neutral
conceive a story
Verb + Complementwith巧妙
gòu
qiǎo
miào
neutral
ingeniously conceived
Adjective + Nounwith独特
gòu
formal
unique conception
Adverb + Verbwith精心
jīng
xīn
gòu
formal
carefully conceive

Example Sentences with 构思

gòu
le
shì
He conceived a story.
zhè
xiǎo
shuō
de
zhěng
gòu
fēi
cháng
qiǎo
miào
lìng
rén
jīng
tàn
The overall conception of this novel is extremely ingenious and astonishing.
gòu
zhè
ge
xiàng
huà
shū
huā
le
duō
cháng
shí
jiān
How long did it take you to work out the design for this project proposal?
zài
gòu
míng
tiān
de
yǎn
jiǎng
nèi
róng
She is planning the content for tomorrow's speech.
hái
méi
yǒu
gòu
hǎo
shè
de
xīn
zhǔ
He hasn't yet worked out the core theme for his graduation project.
men
biān
fēi
biān
gòu
zhōu
xíng
de
xíng
chéng
We were sipping coffee while brainstorming the itinerary for the weekend trip.
shè
shī
zhèng
zài
gòu
xīn
de
chǎn
pǐn
fāng
àn
The designer is devising a new product plan.
jǐn
guǎn
shí
jiān
jǐn
réng
jīng
xīn
gòu
bìng
wán
chéng
le
zhè
huà
zuò
Despite the tight schedule, he still meticulously conceived and completed this painting.