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沉思 (chén sī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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沉思 (chén sī): Ponder (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

沉思 consists of 2 characters.

to sink, to submerge, to be heavy

to think, to consider

How to Use 沉思 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verb

dú独

zì自

chén沉

sī思

neutral

ponder alone

dī低

tóu头

chén沉

sī思

neutral

ponder with head bowed

Verb + Complementwith片刻

chén沉

sī思

piàn片

kè刻

Verb + Objectwith陷入

xiàn陷

rù入

chén沉

sī思

Example Sentences with 沉思

tā他

zuò坐

zài在

yǐ椅

zi子

shàng上

chén沉

neutral

ponder for a moment

neutral

fall into deep thought

sī思

。

He sat on the chair and pondered.

tā他

dú独

zì自

zài在

shū书

fáng房

lǐ里

chén沉

sī思

，

shì试

tú图

lǐ理

qīng清

fù复

zá杂

de的

sī思

xù绪

。

He pondered alone in the study, trying to sort out his complex thoughts.

miàn面

duì对

zhè这

ge个

zhé哲

xué学

nán难

tí题

，

jiào教

shòu授

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

cháng长

jiǔ久

de的

chén沉

sī思

。

Faced with this philosophical conundrum, the professor fell into prolonged meditation.

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tā她

kàn看

zhe着

chuāng窗

wài外

，

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

chén沉

sī思

。

She looked out the window and fell into deep thought.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

céng曾

wèi为

wèi未

lái来

de的

fāng方

xiàng

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

shí时

jiān间

chén沉

sī思

，

bì必

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

ràng让

tā他

chén沉

sī思

le了

tā她

yì一

biān边

níng凝

shì视

zhe着

xīng星

kōng空

，

yì

向

ér而

xiàn陷

rù入

chén沉

sī思

？

Have you ever pondered deeply about your future direction?

xū

须

lì立

kè刻

zuò做

chū出

jué决

dìng定

。

He had no time to muse; he had to make a decision immediately.

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

zuì最

zhōng终

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

dá答

àn案

。

This problem made him ponder for a long time, and he finally found the answer.

一

biān边

chén沉

sī思

zhe着

rén人

shēng生

de的

yì意

yì义

。

While gazing at the starry sky, she meditated on the meaning of life.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沉思.

Words with 沉

沉默chén mòHSK 5
沉沦chén lún
沉浸chén jìn
沉淀chén diàn
沉着chén zhuó
沉睡chén shuì
沉稳chén wěn
沉迷chén mí

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
思索sī suǒ
思绪sī xù