想念
xiǎngniànTraditional: 想念
#1600 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to miss, to long for, to think of fondly
Word origin
A compound of 想 (xiǎng, to think of) and 念 (niàn, to keep in mind, to miss), the two near-synonyms together intensifying the sense of longing.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 想 (xiǎng, to think of) + 念 (niàn, to miss)
Stroke order
想
念
Examples
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I miss my family very much.
。
She often longs for the days gone by.
，菜。
After leaving home, he greatly missed his mother's cooking.
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The students all miss that teacher.
乡。
This song makes me long for my hometown.
想念 (xiǎngniàn) means to miss or long for someone or something that is absent, carrying warm, affectionate feeling. It is stronger and more emotional than the plain verb 想 used in the same sense.
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