念头
niàntou
thought; idea; intention
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他脑海里刚冒出辞职的念头，就被现实的房贷压力压了回去。 Tā nǎohǎi lǐ gāng mào chū cízhí de niàntou, jiù bèi xiànshí de fángdài yālì yā le huíqù. The moment the thought of resigning appeared in his mind, it was pushed back by the pressure of his mortgage.
- 我突然有个念头，想去海边住几天。 Wǒ tūrán yǒu ge niàntou, xiǎng qù hǎibiān zhù jǐ tiān. I suddenly had an idea of going to stay by the sea for a few days.
- 听了他的话，我打消了放弃的念头。 Tīng le tā de huà, wǒ dǎxiāo le fàngqì de niàntou. After hearing his words, I gave up the thought of quitting.
Related words
- 概念 gàiniàn concept
- 观念 guānniàn idea; viewpoint
- 纪念 jìniàn to remember and honor
- 念 niàn to read aloud
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 想念 xiǎngniàn to miss someone
- 信念 xìnniàn belief
- 理念 lǐniàn idea, concept
- 念书 niànshū to study, to attend school
- 思念 sīniàn to miss, to long for
- 悼念 dàoniàn to mourn; to commemorate
- 挂念 guàniàn to miss; to worry about