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怀念

huái niàn · huai nian

Traditional 懷念

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to cherish the memory of
  2. to think of
  3. to reminisce
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Ice lollies

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)怀念(huáiniàn)放学(fàngxué)后(hòu)买(mǎi)冰棍(bīnggùn)的(de)日子(rìzi)。

    I really miss buying ice lollies after school.

  2. Dengdeng

    那时候(nàshíhou)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)一根(yīgēn)？

    How much was one back then?

  3. Qiqi

    一块(yīkuài)。现在(xiànzài)要(yào)五块(wǔkuài)。

    One yuan. Now it is five.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)怀念(huáiniàn)一块(yīkuài)的(de)冰棍(bīnggùn)。走(zǒu)，我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)去(qù)买(mǎi)。

    I miss one-yuan ice lollies too. Come on, let’s go buy one now.

  5. Qiqi

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)冬天(dōngtiān)啊(a)！

    It is winter now!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一边(yībiān)买(mǎi)一边(yībiān)怀念(huáiniàn)。

    Then we miss it while buying it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

住(zhù)在(zài)城(chéng)市(shì)里(lǐ)最(zuì)让(ràng)我(wǒ)怀(huái)念(niàn)的(de)，是(shì)夜(yè)晚(wǎn)的(de)星(xīng)空(kōng)。

Living in the city makes me miss starry night skies the most.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vermouthmjl · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)怀(huái)念(niàn)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)青(qīng)春(chūn)岁(suì)月(yuè)。

She pines for the days of her youth.

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

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