Writing
思考 (sī kǎo) — how to say "to think" in Chinese
思考
To think
verb
Character composition
思
to think
考
to consider
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
老
Old
#125 · lǎo · 6 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
独立思考
dúlì sīkǎo
think independently
认真思考
rènzhēn sīkǎo
think seriously
思考问题
sīkǎo wèntí
think about a problem
Examples
面对这个复杂的问题，他独自在房间里静静地思考了很久。
Facing this complex problem, he sat quietly alone in the room thinking for a long time.
我需要时间思考。
I need time to think.
Frequently asked questions
How to say think in Chinese?
"to think" in Chinese is 思考 (sī kǎo).
思考 meaning in English
思考 (sī kǎo) means "To think".
How is 思考 pronounced?
It is pronounced sī kǎo (written as si kao, sikao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to think" in Chinese characters?
It is written 思考: 思 has 9 strokes, 考 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 思考?
思考 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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