思潮

sīcháo

noun #40,947

Meanings

1 current of thought
2 intellectual trend
3 Zeitgeist

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

五四运动带来了新的思潮。

Wǔsì yùndòng dàilái le xīn de sīcháo.

The May Fourth Movement ushered in a new current of thought.

HSK 4

他深受当时社会思潮的影响。

Tā shēnshòu dāngshí shèhuì sīcháo de yǐngxiǎng.

He was deeply influenced by the social currents of the time.

HSK 7-9

夜深人静，思潮起伏难以入睡。

Yèshēnrénjìng, sīcháo qǐfú nányǐ rùshuì.

Late at night, thoughts surged in waves and kept him from sleep.

Tips

memory

Literally 'thought-tide' - ideas moving like ocean currents. Applies both to society-wide intellectual trends and, poetically, to surging personal thoughts.

Stroke Order

思 sī

潮 cháo