文思 (wén sāi) — flow of thought in writing; literary inspiration

Definition

Examples

• 他写作时文思如泉涌，下笔很快。
  Tā xiě zuò shí wén sāi rú quán yǒng, xià bǐ hěn kuài.
  When he writes, his flow of thought gushes like a spring, and he writes quickly.
• 这篇文章的文思非常清晰，读起来很流畅。
  Zhè piān wén zhāng de wén sāi fēi cháng qīng xī, dú qǐ lái hěn liú chàng.
  The flow of thought in this article is very clear, making it smooth to read.
• 诗人需要保持文思的活跃才能创作出好作品。
  Shī rén xū yào bǎo chí wén sāi de huó yuè cái néng chuàng zuò chū hǎo zuò pǐn.
  Poets need to keep their flow of thought active to create good works.

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