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思想意識

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Mandarin · pinyin sī xiǎng yì shí

consciousness

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思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
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识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know

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1–3–4–2 · si1 xiang3 yi4 shi2

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si1 soeng2 ji3 sik1

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noun

(sociology, politics) ideology

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