想念

xiǎngniàn

verb HSK 4 #1,786

Meanings

1 to miss (someone)
2 to long for

Characters

to think; to want

to miss; to think of

To think of and long for — to miss someone dearly

Examples

我很想念你。

Wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn nǐ.

I miss you very much.

出国后，他很想念家人。

Chūguó hòu, tā hěn xiǎngniàn jiārén.

After going abroad, he misses his family a lot.

我想念家乡的美食。

Wǒ xiǎngniàn jiāxiāng de měishí.

I miss the food from my hometown.

Tips

usage

想念 vs 怀念: 想念 is for missing someone/something currently absent. 怀念 is for nostalgically remembering the past. You 想念 a friend abroad; you 怀念 your childhood.

Stroke Order

想 xiǎng

念 niàn