思绪

思緒
sīxù
noun #9,995

Meanings

  1. 1 thoughts
  2. 2 train of thought
  3. 3 musings

Examples

Tā de sīxù piāo dào le yuǎnfāng.
His thoughts drifted to faraway places.
Yī zhèn diànhuà língshēng dǎduàn le tā de sīxù.
A phone call interrupted her train of thought.
Yè shēn le, sīxù wànqiān.
Late at night, a thousand thoughts raced through the mind.

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usage
Common collocations: 思绪万千 (a whirlwind of thoughts), 打断思绪 (interrupt one's train of thought), 整理思绪 (collect one's thoughts).
register
Literary. Everyday Chinese uses 想法 (xiǎngfǎ) for thoughts or 心思 (xīnsi) for what's on one's mind.

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