miss old friends; be nostalgic
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to miss old friends or past events; to be nostalgic
literaryMore literary and less common in everyday speech than 怀旧 (huáijiù).
Tā他
cháng常
cháng常
sī思
jiù旧
，
huái怀
niàn念
dà大
xué学
shí时
dài代
de的
péng朋
you友
。
He often reminisces about old times, missing his friends from college days.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
biǎo表
dá达
le了
zuò作
zhě者
sī思
jiù旧
de的
qíng情
huái怀
。
This poem expresses the author's nostalgic feelings for the past.
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Lǎo老
nián年
rén人
róng容
yì易
sī思
jiù旧
，
xǐ喜
huan欢
huí回
yì忆
wǎng往
shì事
。
Older people tend to be nostalgic and enjoy recalling past events.