思念

sī niàn · si nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to think of
  2. to long for
  3. to miss

In a sentence

2 examples
01

即(jí)使(shǐ)离(lí)开(kāi)父(fù)母(mǔ),也(yě)不(bú)会(huì)思(sī)念(niàn)他(tā)们(men)。

Even if you leave your parents, you still won't think of them.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by yujiang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)知(zhī)不(bu)知(zhī)道(dào)思(sī)念(niàn)的(de)滋(zī)味(wèi)?

Do you know the taste of longing?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by yujiang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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