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若有所思 — “To seem lost in thought”

若有所思 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seem lost in thought”. To be pensive or reflective. Literally, “as if having something on one's mind”.

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若有所思 Pronunciation and Pinyin

若有所思 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
若
ruò9if, like, or you
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
所
suǒ8place or that which
思
sī9think, ponder, miss

Example Sentence with 若有所思

她坐在窗边,若有所思地望着远方。
She sat by the window, gazing into the distance, seeming lost in thought.

Idioms Related to 若有所思

Synonyms of 若有所思

  • shén神sī思huǎng恍hū惚absent-minded and unfocused

Antonyms of 若有所思

  • bù不jiǎ假sī思suǒ索without thinking or hesitation

More idioms starting with 若

  • ruò若bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail, as if unable to bear clothes
  • ruò若sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as grief-stricken as if one's parents had died
  • ruò若chū出yī一guǐ轨as if from the same mold
  • ruò若chū出yī一zhé辙exactly alike
  • ruò若jí即ruò若lí离subtly distant
  • ruò若luǎn卵tóu投shí石attempt the impossible
  • ruò若hé合fú符jié节to match perfectly
  • ruò若cún存ruò若wáng亡vague and elusive
  • ruò若bēng崩jué厥jiǎo角Extremely uneasy, anxious, and fearful
  • ruò若áo敖zhī之guǐ鬼ghosts without descendants to worship them
  • ruò若áo敖guǐ鬼něi馁lineage extinct, no one to worship ancestors
  • ruò若wú无qí其shì事as if nothing had happened

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Questions about 若有所思

What does 若有所思 mean?

若有所思 (ruò yǒu suǒ sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seem lost in thought”.

How do you pronounce 若有所思?

若有所思 is pronounced ruò yǒu suǒ sī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 若有所思 literally mean?

Literally, 若有所思 means “as if having something on one's mind”. It is used to mean “to seem lost in thought”.

What is the Chinese definition of 若有所思?

若:好像。好像在思考着什么。

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