(sī kǎo) - to think, to ponder, to reflect in Mandarin
sīkǎoTraditional: 思考
Translation
to think, to ponder, to reflect
Word origin
A compound of 思 (sī, to think), itself showing the heart beneath a field standing for the mind, and 考 (kǎo, to examine, to investigate), so it means to think things through carefully.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 思 (sī, to think) + 考 (kǎo, to examine)
Stroke order
思
考
Examples
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This question is worth our thinking about.
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He pondered on his own for a long time.
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Please think carefully before answering.
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Reading teaches people to think.
步。
She is reflecting on what to do next.
思考 (sī kǎo) means to think deeply, to ponder or reflect on a matter. It implies a more deliberate, reasoned process than the everyday verb 想.
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