思绪 (sī xù) — train of thought; flow of thoughts; emotional state; feelings; state of mind

Definition

思绪 emphasizes the flowing, drifting quality of one's thoughts — 'train of thought' or where the mind wanders. 心情 and 情绪 are more about current mood; 思绪 is closer to 心声, the 'inner voice' of one's thinking.

noun
train of thoughtflow of thoughtsemotional statefeelingsstate of mind

Examples

  • 思绪
    Wǒ zhèng xiě zuò yè, bù xiǎng sī xù bèi dǎ duàn.
    I'm doing homework and don't want my train of thought to be interrupted.
  • 思绪
    Miàn duì zhè ge jué dìng, tā de sī xù hěn fù zá.
    Facing this decision, his feelings and thoughts were very complicated.
  • 思绪
    Tā wàng zhe yuǎn fāng, sī xù piāo xiàng le yáo yuǎn de guò qù.
    She looked into the distance, and her thoughts drifted to the remote past.

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