si1 haau2思考
Jyutpingsi1 haau2
Yalesī háau
Definition
To think deeply; to ponder, study, resolve, or reason through a matter formally.
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How it's used
Carries a sense of intellectual rigor and deliberate focus that is absent in the casual 諗. It is frequently used in academic, professional, or philosophical contexts where one is analyzing a problem or weighing complex options. Using it in trivial situations, such as deciding what to eat for lunch, can sound overly dramatic or ironic.
Examples
This matter requires us to think about it seriously.
What are you pondering so deeply?
Related words
Common phrases
to ponder the meaning of life
to think deeply and carefully
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a direct substitute for 諗 in everyday speech, as it can make you sound like you are giving a formal lecture or being unnecessarily stiff.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
