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HSK
4

to contemplate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

si1kao3 sīkǎo

Meaning


Primary

to contemplate

Alternatives

contemplate, contemplates, contemplating, contemplated, to ponder, ponder, to consider, consider

Mnemonic


思考 To contemplate something is 思 to consider all aspects of it deeply, to the point where you give yourself an 考 exam on each of those aspects to make sure you have 思考 contemplated it sufficiently.

Usage


思考 生命 的 意義。

Contemplate the meaning of life.

他 思考 了 許多 天 這 個 問題。

He contemplated this problem many days.

思考 中國 歷史

contemplate Chinese history

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