杂念
zá niàn
Pinyin

Definition

杂念
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zá niàn
  1. distracting thoughts

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

念
niàn
  1. 1 variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud
思念
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
想念
xiǎng niàn
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to remember with longing
  3. 3 to long to see again
怀念
huái niàn
  1. 1 to cherish the memory of
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 reminisce
纪念
jì niàn
  1. 1 to commemorate
  2. 2 to remember
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
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
惦念
diàn niàn
  1. 1 to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
悬念
xuán niàn
  1. 1 suspense in a movie, play etc
  2. 2 concern for sb's welfare
挂念
guà niàn
  1. 1 concerned
概念
gài niàn
  1. 1 concept
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
理念
lǐ niàn
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 concept
  3. 3 philosophy
  4. 4 theory
留念
liú niàn
  1. 1 to keep as a souvenir
  2. 2 to recall fondly
纪念日
jì niàn rì
  1. 1 day of commemoration
  2. 2 memorial day
观念
guān niàn
  1. 1 notion
  2. 2 thought
  3. 3 concept
  4. 4 sense
  5. 5 views
  6. 6 ideology
  7. 7 general impressions
默念
mò niàn
  1. 1 to read silently
  2. 2 to mouth (the words of a prayer etc)
  3. 3 to say to oneself
  4. 4 to contemplate inwardly

Idioms (6)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
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)
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

Sample Sentences

其实冥想是练习将思绪只停留在一点上，固定不动，以观察自我。通过排空杂念，我们可以渐渐地明白真正的自己，以获得更平静的生活。
qíshí míngxiǎng shì liànxí jiāng sīxù zhǐ tíngliú zài yīdiǎn shàng ，gùdìng bù dòng ，yǐ guānchá zìwǒ 。tōngguò páikōng zániàn ，wǒmen kěyǐ jiànjiàn de míngbai zhēnzhèng de zìjǐ ，yǐ huòdé gèng píngjìng de shēnghuó 。
In fact, meditation is the practice of focusing all your thoughts on one point and keeping it fixed there, so that you can reflect inward. By eliminating distracting thoughts, we can gradually understand who we really are. In turn, we gain a peaceful existence.
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陈瑶，你马上就要出庭了。你现在不能有杂念，一定要挺住！
Chén Yáo ，nǐ mǎshàng jiùyào chūtíng le 。nǐ xiànzài bùnéng yǒu zániàn ，yīdìng yào tǐngzhù ！
Chen Yao, you need to appear in court soon. You can't have those distracting thoughts now! You need to stay strong!
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