朝思暮想

zhāosī-mùxiǎng

idiom #26,836

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他朝思暮想地盼着早日回家。

Tā zhāosī-mùxiǎng de pàn zhe zǎorì huí jiā.

He longed day and night to go home soon.

HSK 7-9

多年来，她朝思暮想地想念着故乡。

Duōniánlái, tā zhāosī-mùxiǎng de xiǎngniàn zhe gùxiāng.

For many years, she yearned for her hometown day and night.

memory

朝 = morning, 暮 = dusk/evening. 思 and 想 both mean 'to think of/miss'. Morning thoughts + evening thoughts = thinking about something all day long.

朝 cháo

思 sī

暮 mù

想 xiǎng