yearn day and night; miss constantly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to yearn for somebody or something day and night; to miss constantly
literaryUsed to express deep longing for a person, place, or thing. Often carries a literary or emotional tone and can function as a predicate or attributive modifier (with 的).
Tā他
zhāo朝
sī思
mù暮
xiǎng想
，
zhōng终
yú于
huí回
dào到
le了
kuò阔
bié别
èr二
shí十
nián年
de的
gù故
xiāng乡
。
He had yearned for it day and night, and finally returned to his hometown after a twenty-year absence.
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
zhāo朝
sī思
mù暮
xiǎng想
de的
dà大
xué学
lù录
qǔ取
tōng通
zhī知
shū书
。
This is the university admission letter I had been dreaming of day and night.
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Tā她
zhāo朝
sī思
mù暮
xiǎng想
de的
ài爱
rén人
zhōng终
yú于
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
yǎn眼
qián前
。
The lover she had yearned for day and night finally appeared before her eyes.
Bù不
bì必
wèi为
shī失
qù去
de的
dōng东
xi西
zhāo朝
sī思
mù暮
xiǎng想
，
zhēn珍
xī惜
yǎn眼
qián前
rén人
cái才
shì是
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
。
There is no need to yearn day and night for what is lost; cherishing the people before you is what matters most.