# 念头 (niàntou)

In Mandarin Chinese, 念头 (niàntou) means “thought; idea; intention”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: thought; idea; intention
- Pinyin: niàntou (nian4 tou5)
- Traditional: 念頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他终于打消了这个念头。
  Tā zhōngyú dǎxiāole zhège niàntou.
  He finally gave up on this idea.

## Characters

- [念](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-read/) (niàn): to read; to study (a subject)
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/nian-tou-thought/

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