念

To read in Chinese: 念 (niàn)

niàn

to read

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to read
  2. 2to study (a subject)
  3. 3to attend (a school)
  4. 4to read aloud
  5. 5to give (sb) a tongue-lashing
  6. 6to miss (sb)
  7. 7idea
  8. 8remembrance
  9. 9twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿)

Stroke order

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念

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄋㄧㄢˋ

niàn

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 好怀念啊。

    hǎo huái niàn a。

    Ah, that reminds me of the old days!

  • 别再念了。

    bié zài niàn le。

    Stop reading.

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Related words

概念

gài niàn

concept

观念

guān niàn

notion

怀念

huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

纪念

jì niàn

to commemorate

想念

xiǎng niàn

to miss

信念

xìn niàn

faith

悼念

dào niàn

to grieve

挂念

guà niàn

concerned

理念

lǐ niàn

idea

留念

liú niàn

to keep as a souvenir

念书

niàn shū

to read

念头

niàn tou

thought

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