HSK 5 · Verbs

观念 guānniàn “notion” in Chinese

Traditional 觀念

What 观念 means

  1. notion
  2. thought
  3. concept
  4. sense
  5. views
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • ideology

How to say 观念

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale观guān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale念niàn4th tone, falling

观念 in a sentence

  1. 很多人觉得有教才有学，但其实这个观念是错的。

    Hěn duō rén juéde yǒu jiāo cái yǒu xué, dàn qíshí zhè ge guānniàn shì cuò de.

    Many people think learning only comes from teaching, but that idea is actually wrong.

    Sentence #385291 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 观念 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 观 (guān) with each of its parts in a different colour
观guānto look at
  • 又again · yòu
  • 见to see · jiàn
The character 念 (niàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
念niànto read
  • 今modern · jīn
  • 心heart · xīn

How to write 观念

观 6 strokes · 念 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 观念

Words with 观

参观cānguān · to look around观众guānzhòng · spectators观察guānchá · to observe观点guāndiǎn · point of view悲观bēiguān · pessimistic客观kèguān · objective乐观lèguān · optimistic主观zhǔguān · subjective可观kěguān · considerable美观měiguān · attractive

Words with 念

念niàn · to read aloud纪念jìniàn · to commemorate想念xiǎngniàn · to miss怀念huáiniàn · to cherish the memory of概念gàiniàn · concept留念liúniàn · to keep as a memento思念sīniàn · to miss悬念xuánniàn · suspense信念xìnniàn · belief

More words: Thinking & Talking

恭喜gōngxǐ · congratulations沟通gōutōng · to communicate观察guānchá · to observe观点guāndiǎn · point of view光临guānglín · (formal) to honour with one’s presence归纳guīnà · to sum up喊hǎn · to yell忽视hūshì · to neglect

FAQs

观念 (guānniàn) means “notion” or “thought”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it guānniàn: guān with a 1st tone, then niàn with a 4th 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, 观念 is written 觀念. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guannian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 观念 from the suggestions. Typing guannian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
观念 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.