念想儿

念想兒
niànxiangr
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 keepsake
  2. 2 memento
  3. 3 (by extension) the impression or memory someone leaves in one's mind

Examples

Zhè tiáo wéijīn shì nǎinai liú gěi wǒ de niànxiangr.
This scarf is a keepsake my grandmother left me.
Zǒu de shíhou dài diǎnr dōngxi, liú gè niànxiangr.
Take something with you when you go, as a memento.

Tips

register
Northern colloquial, especially Beijing dialect. The (r) is essential — without it sounds awkward. Always carries warmth: a thing or memory you keep around because someone or somewhere mattered.

Stroke Order

niàn
xiǎng
ér