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Si Kao - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Think" in Mandarin Chinese

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Si Kao

Meaning

think

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►sī kǎo
Tone numbers: si1 kao3

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 思考
Simplified: 思考

First Character: 思 (sī) – to think; to consider
Second Character: 考 (kǎo) – to check; to verify; to test; to examine

Examples of Sī Kǎo

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Wǒ yìzhí zài sīkǎo zhègè wèntí.
我一直在思考這個問題。
我一直在思考这个问题。
I have been thinking of this problem all along.

Rén yàoyǒu dúlì sīkǎo de nénglì.
人要有獨立思考的能力。
人要有独立思考的能力。
People should be able to think for themselves.

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