潜意识

潛意識

qiányìshí

noun #8,405

Meanings

Literally 'hidden awareness' — the part of the mind that operates beneath conscious thought.

Tā qiányìshí lǐ háishì hàipà de.

He's still afraid in his subconscious.

Qiányìshí huì yǐngxiǎng wǒmen de xíngwéi.

The subconscious influences our behavior.

Tā qiányìshí de bìkāi le nàge huàtí.

She subconsciously avoided that topic.

usage

潜意识 can be used as a noun ('the subconscious') or as an adverb with 地: 潜意识地 ('subconsciously'). The opposite is 意识 (yìshí, consciousness) on its own.

潜 qián

意 yì

识 shí