逻辑思维 (luó ji sī wéi) — logical thinking; rational thought

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'logical thinking' — the ability to reason step by step and draw valid conclusions. Often contrasted with 直觉 ('intuition') or 形象思维 ('image-based thinking').

noun
logical thinkingrational thought

Examples

  • 逻辑思维。
    Péi yǎng hái zi de luó ji sī wéi duì xué xí shù xué hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
    Cultivating children's logical thinking is very helpful for learning mathematics.
  • 逻辑思维。
    Zhè ge wèn tí xū yào nǐ yòng luó ji sī wéi lái fēn xī hé jiě jué.
    This problem requires you to use logical thinking to analyze and solve it.
  • 逻辑思维，。
    Tā de wén zhāng quē fá luó ji sī wéi, lùn diǎn zhī jiān méi yǒu guān lián.
    His article lacks logical thinking; the arguments are not connected.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

逻辑logic
逻luó辑jí
音译Transliteration
思维thinking
思sīthink维wéithink
联合Side by side

逻辑 (logic) + 思维 (thinking) names reasoning that follows logical order.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 邏; 逻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
羅
羅luó邏luó
Same sound today

The traditional form 邏 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 羅 for the sound; the simplified 逻 is a later shorthand.

Open 逻 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輯; 辑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
咠
咠qì輯jí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 輯 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 咠, which gives the sound; the simplified 辑 is a later abbreviation.

Open 辑 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
囟
囟xìn思sī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 思, 心 (heart) points to thinking, while the top part is a changed form of 囟, which supplied the sound.

Open 思 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 維; 维 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
唯
唯wéi維wéi
Same sound today

In the traditional form 維, 糸 marks a thread meaning and 唯 provides the sound; the simplified 维 is a later shortened shape.

Open 维 →

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