怀
念

To cherish the memory of in Chinese: 怀念 (huái niàn)

huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 懷念2 example sentences

Definitions

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

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怀
念

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄞˊ

huái

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄧㄢˋ

niàn

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

怀念

Simplified

懷念

Traditional

Example sentences

See 怀念 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他怀念波士顿。

    tā huái niàn bō shì dùn。

    He misses Boston.

  • 我很怀念我的童年。

    wǒ hěn huái niàn wǒ de tóng nián。

    I think fondly of my childhood.

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Related words

念

niàn

to read

怀疑

huái yí

to doubt (sth)

概念

gài niàn

concept

关怀

guān huái

care

观念

guān niàn

notion

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

怀抱

huái bào

to hug

怀旧

huái jiù

to feel nostalgic

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