想念

xiǎng niàn · xiang nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to miss
  2. to remember with longing
  3. to long to see again

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)想(xiǎng)念(niàn)我(wǒ)小(xiǎo)学(xué)的(de)老(lǎo)师(shī)。

I miss my elementary school teachers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

出(chū)国(guó)以(yǐ)后(hòu),她(tā)特(tè)别(bié)想(xiǎng)念(niàn)妈(mā)妈(ma)做(zuò)的(de)菜(cài)。

After going abroad, she especially missed the dishes her mother made.

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