想
念

To miss in Chinese: 想念 (xiǎng niàn)

xiǎng niàn

to miss

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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想
念

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤˇ

xiǎng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄧㄢˋ

niàn

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我想念他。

    wǒ xiǎng niàn tā。

    I miss him.

  • 我想念你。

    wǒ xiǎng niàn nǐ。

    I miss you.

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Related words

想

xiǎng

to think (about)

念

niàn

to read

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

概念

gài niàn

concept

感想

gǎn xiǎng

impressions

观念

guān niàn

notion

怀念

huái niàn

to cherish the memory of

幻想

huàn xiǎng

delusion

纪念

jì niàn

to commemorate

思想

sī xiǎng

thought

想象

xiǎng xiàng

to imagine

想到

xiǎng dào

to think of

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