思 (sī) means Think (consider - hope - miss - long for). Below are 24 of the 68 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个字是什么意 思 ？
Zhège zì shì shénme yìsi?
What does this character mean?
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 意思
这个故事很有意 思 。
Zhège gùshi hěn yǒu yìsi.
This story is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 故事
这个节目很有意 思 。
Zhège jiémù hěn yǒu yìsi.
This programme is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 节目
我明白你的意 思 了。
Wǒ míngbai nǐ de yìsi le.
I understand what you mean now.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 明白
这段对话很有意 思 。
Zhè duàn duìhuà hěn yǒu yìsi.
This dialogue is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 对话
这个广告很有意 思 。
Zhège guǎnggào hěn yǒu yìsi.
This advertisement is very clever.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 广告
你误会我的意 思 了。
Nǐ wùhuì wǒ de yìsi le.
You have misunderstood what I meant.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 误会
这个传说很有意 思 。
Zhège chuánshuō hěn yǒu yìsi.
This legend is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 传说
这门课程很有意 思 。
Zhè mén kèchéng hěn yǒu yìsi.
This course is very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 课程
他的 思 路有些混乱。
Tā de sīlù yǒuxiē hùnluàn.
His thinking is somewhat muddled.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 混乱
他的 思 路非常清晰。
Tā de sīlù fēicháng qīngxī.
His thinking is extremely clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清晰
他的 思 维很有条理。
Tā de sīwéi hěn yǒu tiáolǐ.
His thinking is very well ordered.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 思维
这个句子是什么意 思 ？
Zhège jùzi shì shénme yìsi?
What does this sentence mean?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 句子
周末的活动很有意 思 。
Zhōumò de huódòng hěn yǒu yìsi.
The weekend activity was very interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 活动
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From the graded readers
我很后悔，也很不好意 思 。
wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ, yě hěn bùhǎoyìsi.
I was full of regret, and ashamed.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我很不好意 思 地给卖家发了消息。
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de gěi mài jiā fā le / liǎo / liào xiāoxi.
I messaged the seller, rather embarrassed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
我很不好意 思 地说：“对不起，我迟到了。”
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le / liǎo / liào."
I said awkwardly, "Sorry, I'm late."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
他非常不好意 思 ，说：“对不起，我的腿不太好，每天晚上要走一会儿。”
tā fēicháng bùhǎoyìsi, shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ de(possessive) tuǐ bù tài hǎo / hào, měitiān wǎnshang yāo zǒu yìhuir."
He was mortified. "I'm so sorry — my legs aren't good and I have to walk about for a while each night."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
From the grammar library
我买的书很有意 思 。
Wǒ mǎi de shū hěn yǒu yìsi.
The book I bought is interesting.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 的 for possession and description
思 appears in 68 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 思
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 思
How is 思 used in a sentence?
This page shows 68 sentences using 思 (sī, "Think (consider - hope - miss - long for)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 思 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 思 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 思?
The dictionary page for 思 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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