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思念

sī niàn · si nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to think of
  2. to long for
  3. to miss
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In a conversation

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Missing mum

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)？

    Why do you keep looking at your phone?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)，很(hěn)思念(sīniàn)妈妈(māma)。

    I am looking at photos from home. I miss Mum.

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)一定(yīdìng)也(yě)思念(sīniàn)你(nǐ)。

    She must miss you too.

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)思念(sīniàn)我(wǒ)，因为(yīnwèi)没人(méirén)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    She says she misses me because nobody washes dishes.

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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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