HSK 6 · Verbs

构思 gòusī “to conceive (an idea or plot)” in Chinese

Traditional 構思

What 构思 means

  1. to conceive (an idea or plot)
  2. to plan out
  3. concept
  4. to design
  5. to plot
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to compose
  • to draw a mental sketch
  • conception

How to say 构思

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale构gòu4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale思sī1st tone, high and level

构思 in a sentence

  1. 这部小说构思很巧妙。

    Zhè bù xiǎoshuō gòusī hěn qiǎomiào.

    This novel is cleverly conceived.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他花了一个月构思这个故事。

    Tā huā le yí ge yuè gòusī zhè ge gùshi.

    He spent a month working out this story.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 构思 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 构 (gòu) with each of its parts in a different colour
构gòuvariant of 够
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 勾to hook · gōuSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 勾 (gōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with gòu.

The character 思 (sī) with each of its parts in a different colour
思sīto think
  • 田field · tián
  • 心heart · xīn

Memory aidA head 田 (once a drawing of the skull) above the heart 心: to think.

How to write 构思

构 8 strokes · 思 9 strokes

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构思 (gòusī) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 构思 (gòusī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 构思

Words with 构

构成gòuchéng · to constitute结构jiégòu · structure机构jīgòu · organisation

Words with 思

意思yìsi · meaning没意思méiyìsi · boring有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting不好意思bùhǎoyìsi · to feel embarrassed思考sīkǎo · to reflect on思想sīxiǎng · thought沉思chénsī · to ponder反思fǎnsī · to reflect on思索sīsuǒ · to ponder思念sīniàn · to miss

More words: Thinking & Talking

告诫gàojiè · to warn各抒己见gèshūjǐjiàn · everyone voices their own opinion歌颂gēsòng · to sing the praises of公认gōngrèn · generally recognised鼓动gǔdòng · to stir up辜负gūfù · to let down过奖guòjiǎng · you flatter me过问guòwèn · to concern oneself with

FAQs

构思 (gòusī) means “to conceive (an idea or plot)” or “to plan out”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gòusī: gòu with a 4th tone, then sī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 构思 is written 構思. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gousi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 构思 from the suggestions. Typing gousi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
构思 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.