心思

Chinese

		heart; mind	to think; to consider
simp. and trad. (心思)		心	思

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-sṳ̂
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-su / sim-sir / sim-si / sim-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnsī → xīnsi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ → ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinsi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ssŭ⁵
    • Yale: syīn-sz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin.sy
    • Palladius: синьсы (sinʹsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/ → /ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sam¹ si¹
    • Yale: sām sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 心思 深思

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ sii´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ si¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-su
    • Tâi-lô: sim-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simsw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sir
    • Tâi-lô: sim-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ sɯ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-si
    • Tâi-lô: sim-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simsy
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-sū
    • Tâi-lô: sim-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simsu
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

Noun

心思

1. thoughts; ideas
2. thinking

   費盡心思／费尽心思  ―  fèi jìn xīnsī  ―  to rack one's brain

3. feeling; mood; emotions; state of mind

   沒有心思學習／没有心思学习  ―  méiyǒu xīnsī xuéxí  ―  to be in no mood to study

4. intentions; plans

Synonyms

• (thoughts):

• 主意
• 心念 (xīnniàn)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 念 (niàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 念頭／念头 (niàntou)
• 思想 (sīxiǎng)
• 意念 (yìniàn)
• 想法
• 想頭／想头 (xiǎngtou) (colloquial)
• 理念 (lǐniàn)
• 諗法／谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 點子／点子 (diǎnzi)

 

• (thinking):

• 腦力／脑力 (nǎolì)
• 腦子／脑子 (nǎozi) (colloquial)
• 腦海／脑海 (nǎohǎi)
• 腦筋／脑筋 (nǎojīn)
• 頭腦／头脑 (tóunǎo)

 

• (feeling):

• 心境 (xīnjìng)
• 心情 (xīnqíng)
• 心意 (xīnyì)
• 心曲 (xīnqū) (literary)
• 心神 (xīnshén)
• 心緒／心绪 (xīnxù)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 思緒／思绪 (sīxù)
• 情懷／情怀 (qínghuái)
• 情緒／情绪 (qíngxù)
• 懷／怀 (huái) (figurative)
• 腸／肠 (cháng) (figurative)

 

• (intentions):

• 企圖／企图 (qǐtú)
• 心意 (xīnyì)
• 心田 (xīntián)
• 意向 (yìxiàng)
• 意圖／意图 (yìtú)
• 意旨 (yìzhǐ)
• 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
• 打算 (dǎsuàn)
• 旨意 (zhǐyì)
• 用心 (yòngxīn)
• 用意 (yòngyì)
• 𥓍 (Hokkien)
• 粒積／粒积 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 腸肚／肠肚 (chángdù)

 

Derived terms

• 一門心思／一门心思 (yīménxīnsi)
• 挖空心思 (wākōngxīnsī)

 

Related terms

• 精力 (jīnglì)
• 心血 (xīnxuè)