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想念

xiǎng niàn · xiang nian

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to miss
  2. to remember with longing
  3. to long to see again
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Homesick

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)看(kàn)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)？

    Why do you keep looking at photos of home?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)想念(xiǎngniàn)家人(jiārén)。

    I miss my family a little.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)出来(chūlái)才(cái)三天(sāntiān)，就(jiù)这么(zhème)想念(xiǎngniàn)了(le)？

    You left only three days ago, and you miss them already?

  4. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)最(zuì)想念(xiǎngniàn)的(de)是(shì)我(wǒ)妈(mā)做(zuò)的(de)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)。

    Actually what I miss most is my mum's braised pork.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想念(xiǎngniàn)，上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)三碗(sānwǎn)！

    I miss it too. Last time I ate three bowls!

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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.

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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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