思潮

sīcháo

noun #40,947

Meanings

1 current of thought
2 intellectual trend
3 Zeitgeist

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Examples

五四运动带来了新的思潮。

Wǔ Sì yùndòng dàilái le xīn de sīcháo.

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

他深受当时社会思潮的影响。

Tā shēn shòu dāngshí shèhuì sīcháo de yǐngxiǎng.

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

夜深人静，思潮起伏难以入睡。

Yè shēn rén jìng, 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