miss; long to see; think of
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to miss; to long to see; to think of with emotion
Used for people, places, or times that are absent or in the past. Carries a warmer, more emotional tone than 思念.
Wǒ我
hěn很
xiǎng想
niàn念
wǒ我
de的
jiā家
rén人
。
I miss my family very much.
Tā他
men们
zài在
guó国
wài外
，
shí时
shí时
xiǎng想
niàn念
zhe着
zǔ祖
guó国
。
They are abroad, constantly thinking of their motherland.
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Nǐ你
zǒu走
le了
yǐ以
hòu后
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
xiǎng想
nǐ你
。
After you left, everyone missed you a lot.
Wǒ我
hěn很
xiǎng想
niàn念
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zhù住
guo过
de的
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
。
I miss the old house I lived in as a child.