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构思

gòu sī · gou si

Traditional 構思

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to design
  2. to plot
  3. to plan out
  4. to compose
  5. to draw a mental sketch
  6. conception
  7. plan
  8. idea
  9. composition
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Planning a story

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)干(gān)什么(shénme)？一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)天花板(tiānhuābǎn)。

    What are you doing? You keep staring at the ceiling.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)构思(gòusī)一个(yīgè)故事(gùshi)。

    I'm planning a story.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)故事(gùshi)？

    What story?

  4. Dengdeng

    一只(yīzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)厨师(chúshī)。

    A bird wants to be a chef.

  5. Liangliang

    好玩(hǎowán)！快(kuài)写(xiě)，别(bié)只(zhǐ)构思(gòusī)。

    Fun! Write it quick, don't just plan.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)构(gòu)思(sī)一(yí)部(bù)新(xīn)的(de)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)。

He is planning out a new novel.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)广(guǎng)告(gào)的(de)构(gòu)思(sī)非(fēi)常(cháng)巧(qiǎo)妙(miào)。

The conception of this advertisement is very clever.

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