huáixiǎng

怀想

Word · VerbTraditional懷想

cherish the memory of; think of fondly

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to recall with fondness; to miss; to cherish the memory of

literary

Often implies a nostalgic, warm, and thoughtful remembrance of people, places, or events from the past. It carries a slightly literary and emotional tone.

Shēn身
zài在
guó国
wài外
 ,
tā他
cháng常
cháng常
huái怀
xiǎng想
gù故
xiāng乡
de的
yī一
cǎo草
yī一
mù木
 。

While living abroad, he often thinks fondly of even the grass and trees of his hometown.

Fān翻
kāi开
jiù旧
xiàng相
cè册
 ,
wǒ我
bù不
jīn禁
huái怀
xiǎng想
qǐ起
dà大
xué学
shí时
dài代
de的
měi美
hǎo好
shí时
guāng光
 。

Opening the old photo album, I can't help but fondly recall the good times of my university days.

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Lǎo老
rén人
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duì对
yǐ已
gù故
zhàn战
yǒu友
de的
shēn深
qiè切
huái怀
xiǎng想
 。

The old man's eyes were filled with a deep, fond remembrance of his departed comrades.

Zhè这
shǒu首
qǔ曲
zi子
zǒng总
néng能
yǐn引
qǐ起
tā他
duì对
tóng童
nián年
xià夏
yè夜
de的
wú无
xiàn限
huái怀
xiǎng想
 。

This piece of music always evokes his boundless fond memories of summer nights from childhood.