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思维

sī wéi · si wei

Traditional 思維

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (line of) thought
  2. thinking
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A riddle

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)考考(kǎokǎo)你(nǐ)：什么(shénme)东西(dōngxi)越洗(yuèxǐ)越脏(yuèzāng)？

    Let me quiz you: what gets dirtier the more you wash it?

  2. Liangliang

    衣服(yīfu)？不对(bùduì)，衣服(yīfu)越洗(yuèxǐ)越干净(yuègānjìng)。

    Clothes? No, clothes get cleaner the more you wash them.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)换(huàn)一种(yīzhǒng)思维(sīwéi)想一想(xiǎngyīxiǎng)。

    You need to change your way of thinking.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道了(zhīdàole)！洗(xǐ)衣服(yīfu)的(de)水(shuǐ)！

    I got it! The water you wash clothes in!

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！你的(nǐde)思维(sīwéi)很(hěn)灵活(línghuó)。

    Right! Your thinking is very flexible.

  6. Liangliang

    再来(zàilái)一个(yīgè)，我的(wǒde)思维(sīwéi)热起来(rèqǐlai)了(le)！

    One more! My mind is warming up!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

学(xué)习(xí)物(wù)理(lǐ)能(néng)够(gòu)改(gǎi)变(biàn)思(sī)维(wéi)。

Learning physics can change your way of thinking.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)思(sī)维(wéi)方(fāng)式(shì)很(hěn)幼(yòu)稚(zhì)。

His way of thinking is very childish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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