思念
sī niàn
Pinyin

Definition

思念
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sī niàn
  1. to think of
  2. to long for
  3. to miss

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

念
niàn
  1. 1 variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud
好意思
hǎo yì si
  1. 1 to have the nerve
  2. 2 what a cheek!
  3. 3 to feel no shame
  4. 4 to overcome the shame
  5. 5 (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
思念
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
思想
sī xiǎng
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 idea
  4. 4 ideology
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
思考
sī kǎo
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
想念
xiǎng niàn
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to remember with longing
  3. 3 to long to see again
意思
yì si
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 meaning
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 desire
  6. 6 interest
  7. 7 fun
  8. 8 token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
  10. 10 to give as a small token
  11. 11 to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
怀念
huái niàn
  1. 1 to cherish the memory of
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 reminisce
有意思
yǒu yì si
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 meaningful
  3. 3 enjoyable
  4. 4 fun
纪念
jì niàn
  1. 1 to commemorate
  2. 2 to remember
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
心思
xīn si
  1. 1 mind
  2. 2 thoughts
  3. 3 inclination
  4. 4 mood
念佛
niàn fó
  1. 1 to pray to Buddha
  2. 2 to chant the names of Buddha
念叨
niàn dao
  1. 1 to talk about often
  2. 2 to reminisce about
  3. 3 to keep repeating
  4. 4 to keep harping on
  5. 5 to discuss
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
念书
niàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
念头
niàn tou
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 intention
思
sī
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to consider

Idioms (20)

一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
孝思不匮
xiào sī bù kuì
  1. 1 to be forever filial (idiom)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
  1. 1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
  2. 2 to ponder
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
  1. 1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
思前想后
sī qián xiǎng hòu
  1. 1 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
  2. 2 to ponder over reasons and connection
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
  1. 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. 2 different thoughts coming to mind
忆苦思甜
yì kǔ sī tián
  1. 1 to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
  1. 1 to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我很思念我妈妈。
wǒ hěn sīniàn wǒ māma 。
I really miss my mother.
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思念是一种很难解释的感觉。
sīniàn shì yī zhǒng hěn nán jiěshì de gǎnjué 。
A longing is a difficult feeling to describe.
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虽然分手好几年了，我还是很思念我的前女友。
suīrán fēnshǒu hǎojǐ nián le ，wǒ háishì hěn sīniàn wǒ de qiánnǚyǒu 。
Although we have broken up for years now, I still really miss my ex-girlfriend.
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思念
sīniàn
to miss; to think of; to long for
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粘住过客的思念。
niánzhù guòkè de sīniàn 。
Thoughts stuck upon a visitor
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思念不腐坏
sīniàn bù fǔhuài
Their longing will not decay
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