Thinking & Cognition
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- 警醒jǐng xǐngto be alert, to stay vigilant; to sleep lightly, to be easily awakenedHSK 7-9
- 论断lùn duàninference (a conclusion reached by reasoning); judgment (an opinion or evaluation based on analysis); thesis (a central argument or claim)HSK 7-9
- 预估yù gù(verb) to estimate, to predict; (noun) estimate, predictionHSK 7-9
- 先入为主xiān rù wéifirst impressions are strongest; preconceived notions take holdHSK 7-9
- 切记qiè jìto be sure to remember, to keep in mind (as a warning or reminder)HSK 7-9
- 合计hé jìto add up, to total; to consider, to ponder, to figure outHSK 7-9
- 痴心妄想chī xīn wàng xiǎngwishful thinking; unrealistic hopes; fond delusionHSK 7-9
- 糊里糊涂hú lǐ hú tūmuddled, confused (mentally); thoughtless, slipshod (in action)HSK 7-9
- 胸中xiōng zhōngin one's heart; in one's mindHSK 7-9
- 臆想yì xiǎngsubjective idea; unfounded assumptionHSK 7-9
- 追忆zhuī yìto recollect, to recall (usually with a sense of nostalgia or melancholy, about past events or people)HSK 7-9
- 胡思乱想hú sī luàn xiǎngto let one's imagination run wild; to engage in groundless or irrational thinkingHSK 7-9
- 心眼儿xīn yǎn r(colloquial) one's true intentions or character; (colloquial) the capacity for understanding or suspicion (often used with 多 or 少)HSK 7-9
- 鬼主意guǐ zhǔ yìevil plan; wicked ideaHSK 7-9
- 懵měngmuddled, confused (bound form, used in compounds); ignorant, unaware (bound form, used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider carefully, to deliberateHSK 7-9
- 踌躇chóu chúto hesitate, to waver, to be indecisiveHSK 7-9
- 不解bù jiěto not understand, to be puzzled by; indissoluble (in set phrases like 不解之缘)HSK 7-9
- 开小差kāi xiǎo chāi(military) to desert one's post or unit; to be absentminded, to daydream, to have one's mind wanderHSK 7-9
- 摸清mōto get a clear picture of; to ascertain; to figure out (through investigation or exploration)HSK 7-9
- 敢情gǎn qíng(adverb) it turns out that...; so that's how it is (expressing realization); (adverb) of course; indeed (emphatic); (adverb) as luck would have it; coincidentallyHSK 7-9
- 理想化lǐ xiǎng huāto idealize; idealistic, idealizedHSK 7-9
- 依稀yī xīvaguely, dimly (of memories, sights, sounds)HSK 7-9
- 出谋划策chū móu huà cèto devise a strategy; to come up with a plan (often for someone else)HSK 7-9
- 印证yìn zhèng(verb) to confirm, to corroborate, to verify; (noun) proof, evidenceHSK 7-9
- 可想而知kě xiǎng ér zhīit is obvious that...; as one can well imagine...HSK 7-9
- 纵观zòng guānto take a comprehensive view of; to survey broadlyHSK 7-9
- 臆断yì duànto assume (without evidence), to make a subjective judgmentHSK 7-9
- 铭记在心míng jì zài xīnto engrave in one's heart; to remember forever; to keep in mind alwaysHSK 7-9
- 反刍fǎn chú(of ruminants) to chew the cud; (figurative) to ruminate, to reflect on somethingHSK 7-9
- 合理化hé lǐ huàto rationalize, to make reasonable and systematicHSK 7-9
- 检讨jiǎn tǎo(verb) to examine and reflect on one's mistakes; to review (one's own conduct); (noun) self-criticism; a written or oral review of one's errorsHSK 7-9
- 看走眼kānto misjudge, to mistakenly evaluate or identifyHSK 7-9
- 专心致志zhuān xīn zhì zhìwith single-minded devotion, to concentrate wholeheartedlyHSK 7-9
- 猎奇liè jīto seek out novelty (often with a morbid or sensationalist curiosity)HSK 7-9
- 脑袋瓜nǎo dài guā(informal) head, noggin; (informal) brains, intelligence, mindHSK 7-9
- 自命zì mìngto consider oneself (as), to regard oneself asHSK 7-9
- 自封zì fēngto proclaim oneself (as), to style oneself (as) — often with a negative tone of unearned self-appointment; to confine oneself, to isolate oneself (from the outside world)HSK 7-9
- 获知huò zhīto learn (of), to find out, to get to know (information)HSK 7-9
- 谅liàng(bound form, in 原谅, 谅解) to forgive; to understand; (bound form, in 谅必, 谅想) to suppose; to presume; to think it likelyHSK 7-9
- 转念zhuǎn niànto have second thoughts, to reconsider (an idea or decision)HSK 7-9
- 选取xuǎn qǔto select, to choose (from a set of options)HSK 7-9
- 遐想xiá xiǎngto daydream, to be lost in reverie; reverie, daydreamHSK 7-9
- 小算盘xiǎo suàn pánselfish calculation, self-serving schemingHSK 7-9
- 度量dù liàngto measure; to assess; to estimateHSK 7-9
- 掂量diān liángto weigh in the hand (to estimate weight); to consider, to ponder, to think over carefullyHSK 7-9
- 揣摩chuǎi móto analyze; to try to figure out; to fathomHSK 7-9
- 亲历qīn lìto experience personally; to go through (an event) firsthandHSK 7-9
- 佯装yáng zhuāngto pretend, to feign (formal, literary)HSK 7-9
- 冲昏头脑chōng hūn tóu nǎoto become carried away (by success, power, love, etc.) and lose one's senses; to have one's head turnedHSK 7-9
- 坚信不疑jiān xìn búto firmly believe without the slightest doubtHSK 7-9
- 失策shī cèto misjudge; to make a wrong move (in planning or strategy)HSK 7-9
- 如意算盘rú yì suàn pánwishful thinking; smug calculationHSK 7-9
- 有意识yǒu yì shíto have awareness; to be consciousHSK 7-9
- 深谙shēn ānto be well-versed in; to have a profound understanding of (formal)HSK 7-9
- 发人深省fā(idiom) to set people thinking; to call for deep thought; thought-provokingHSK 7-9
- 取舍qǔ shěto choose between options; to decide what to accept and what to rejectHSK 7-9
- 摸透mōto have a thorough understanding of (sb's nature, thoughts, or a situation); to fathomHSK 7-9
- 潜心qián xīnto concentrate fully on; to be single-mindedly devoted to (a pursuit)HSK 7-9
- 白日做梦bái rì zuò mèngto daydream; to indulge in wishful thinking (with a critical tone, implying impossibility)HSK 7-9