门 門 mén gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) syn 意 yì idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate syn 思想 sī xiǎng thought / thinking / idea / ideology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 发挥 發揮 fā huī to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) syn 着想 著想 zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3] syn 念头 念頭 niàn tou thought / idea / intention syn 思维 思維 sī wéi (line of) thought / thinking syn 想不到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that syn 迟钝 遲鈍 chí dùn slow in one's reactions / sluggish (in movement or thought) syn 观念 觀念 guān niàn notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions syn 思路 sī lù line of thought / way of thinking syn 思绪 思緒 sī xù train of thought / emotional state / mood / feeling syn 意念 yì niàn idea / thought syn 浮现 浮現 fú xiàn (of a thought or image) to come to mind / (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) / (of a problem etc) to emerge syn 孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant / to produce offspring / to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) / fig. replete with (culture etc) 发呆 發呆 fā dāi to stare blankly / to be stunned / to be lost in thought syn 谁知 誰知 shéi zhī who would have thought / unexpectedly syn 文思 wén sī the train of thought in writing syn 倡导 倡導 chàng dǎo to advocate / to initiate / to propose / to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought) syn 流派 liú pài tributary (stream) / (fig.) school (of thought) / genre / style syn 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn 学派 學派 xué pài school of thought 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 发人深省 發人深省 fā rén shēn xǐng to provide food for thought (idiom) / thought-provoking syn 奋不顾身 奮不顧身 fèn bù gù shēn to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom) / undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils syn 置之度外 zhì zhī dù wài to give no thought to / to have no regard for / to disregard syn 出神 chū shén spellbound / entranced / lost in thought syn 心路 xīn lù scheme / artifice / tolerance / intention / motive / train of thought / brains / wit / ideas syn 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought syn 思潮 sī cháo tide of thought / way of thinking characteristic of a historical period / Zeitgeist syn 鼻祖 bí zǔ the earliest ancestor / originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc) syn 精神 jīng shén spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 百家 bǎi jiā many schools of thought / many people or households 毛泽东思想 毛澤東思想 máo zé dōng sī xiǎng Mao Zedong Thought 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower 代表人物 dài biǎo rén wù representative individual (of a school of thought) 政治思想 zhèng zhì sī xiǎng political thought / ideology 回神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought) 隽永 雋永 juàn yǒng meaningful / thought-provoking / significant syn 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom) / refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC 诸子 諸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others 孰料 shú liào who would have thought? / who could have imagined? / unexpectedly 催泪 催淚 cuī lèi to move to tears (of a story) / tear-provoking (gas) / lacrimogen 思想体系 思想體系 sī xiǎng tǐ xì system of thought / ideology 妄念 wàng niàn wild fantasy / unwarranted thought syn 抽象思维 抽象思維 chōu xiàng sī wéi abstract thought / logical thinking 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng think three times then go (idiom) / don't act before you've thought it through carefully syn 浮想 fú xiǎng passing thought / an idea that comes into one's head / recollection 舍生忘死 捨生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom) / risking life and limb / undaunted by perils syn 显学 顯學 xiǎn xué famous school / noted school of thought 刑名 xíng míng xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4hai4] / the designation for a punishment syn 慝 tè evil thought 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn (idiom) hard to believe / incredible syn 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all / completely ignorant syn 无能为力 無能為力 wú néng wéi lì (idiom) powerless to do anything about it syn 一模一样 一模一樣 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] syn 以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom) / just in case / prepared for any eventualities syn 一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together syn 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic / in disorder / muddled syn 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked syn 大喊大叫 dà hǎn dà jiào shouting and screaming (idiom) / to scream loudly / to rant / to kick up a racket / to conduct vigorous propaganda syn 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying syn 自以为是 自以為是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated syn 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) / in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess syn 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) syn 一无是处 一無是處 yī wú shì chù (idiom) not one good point / everything about it is wrong syn 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom) / to look on without lifting a finger syn 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc syn 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) syn 心烦意乱 心煩意亂 xīn fán yì luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) / distraught with anxiety syn 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch syn 为所欲为 為所欲為 wéi suǒ yù wéi (idiom) to do whatever one pleases syn 千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view syn 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn 无可奉告 無可奉告 wú kě fèng gào (idiom) "no comment" 精疲力尽 精疲力盡 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark syn 感激不尽 感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn can't thank sb enough (idiom) syn 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 