sī​biàn

to think critically

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  • created sense approved 思辨 · sī​biàn · to think critically — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    sī​biàn

    to think critically

    to think and distinguish; to analyze and differentiate

    思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 辨 (literal) → 辨 · biàn · to distinguish

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  • created sense approved 思辨 · sī​biàn · to speculate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    思辨

    sī​biàn

    to speculate

    in philosophy, to engage in purely theoretical or conceptual reasoning using logic rather than empirical experience

    思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 辨 (literal) → 辨 · biàn · to distinguish

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  • created sense approved 思辨 · sī​biàn · to introspect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    思辨

    sī​biàn

    to introspect

    to take the mind itself, rather than external things, as the object of one's thought

    思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 辨 (literal) → 辨 · biàn · to distinguish

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