# 沉思 (chénsī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 沉思 (chénsī) means “to ponder; to contemplate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to ponder; to contemplate
- Pinyin: chénsī (chen2 si1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他静静地坐在窗前，陷入了沉思。
  Tā jìngjìng de zuò zài chuāngqián, xiànrùle chénsī.
  He sat quietly in front of the window, falling into contemplation.

## Characters

- [沉](https://hanziro.com/word/chen-heavy/) (chén): heavy; to sink
- 思 (sī): to think; to consider

https://hanziro.com/word/chen-si-ponder/

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