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怀念 (huái niàn): Cherish the memory of (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

怀念 consists of 2 characters.

怀
huái
to cherish, to harbor in the mind, bosom
念
niàn
to read aloud; attend school; think of

Word Info

Pinyinhuái niàn
Meaningcherish the memory of; remember fondly
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 6
SyntaxVerb
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HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 怀念.

  • 敌人dí rénenemy; foe
  • 差别chā biédifference
  • 从而cóng érthus; therebyupon
  • 大方dà fanggenerous; liberal
  • 不断bú duànceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
  • 措施cuò shīmeasure; step
  • 傍晚bàng wǎntowards evening; at nightfall; at dusk
  • 办理bàn lǐdeal with; attend to; handle
  • 表明biǎo míngmake known; state clearly; indicate
  • 打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze
  • 点心diǎn xinsnack; dim sum
  • 翅膀chì bǎngwing [of a bird]
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 怀念.

Words with 怀
  • 怀疑huái yíHSK 4
  • 怀孕huái yùnHSK 5
  • 关怀guān huáiHSK 6
  • 胸怀xiōng huáiHSK 6
  • 怀抱huái bàoHSK 7-9
  • 怀旧huái jiùHSK 7-9
情怀
qíng huái
HSK 7-9
  • 满怀mǎn huáiHSK 7-9
  • Words with 念
    • 想念xiǎng niànHSK 5
    • 概念gài niànHSK 5
    • 纪念jì niànHSK 5
    • 观念guān niànHSK 5
    • 纪念日jì niàn rìHSK 5
    • 信念xìn niànHSK 6
    • 念书niàn shūHSK 6
    • 思念sī niànHSK 6
    3.

    How to Use 怀念 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 怀念 with other words naturally.

    Verb + Complementwith值得
    zhí值
    dé得
    huái怀
    niàn念
    neutral
    worth remembering
    Adverb + Verbwith深深
    shēn深
    shēn深
    huái怀
    niàn念
    Verb + Objectwith故乡
    huái怀
    niàn念
    gù故
    xiāng乡
    Noun + Modifierwith情
    huái怀
    niàn念
    zhī之
    qíng情
    4.

    Example Sentences with 怀念

    wǒ我
    huái怀
    niàn念
    wǒ我
    de的
    xiǎo小
    gǒu狗
    neutral
    deeply miss
    neutral
    miss one's hometown
    formal
    Written
    feelings of nostalgia
    。
    I miss my little dog.
    wǒ我
    cháng常
    cháng常
    huái怀
    niàn念
    zài在
    gù故
    xiāng乡
    dù度
    guò过
    de的
    tóng童
    nián年
    shí时
    guāng光
    。
    I often cherish the memory of my childhood spent in my hometown.
    wǒ我
    zhì至
    jīn今
    réng仍
    shēn深
    shēn深
    huái怀
    niàn念
    nà那
    duàn段
    zài在
    yì异
    guó国
    tā他
    xiāng乡
    qiú求
    xué学
    de的
    zhēng峥
    róng嵘
    suì岁
    yuè月
    。
    I still deeply cherish the memory of those challenging years studying abroad.
    nǐ你
    shì是
    fǒu否
    yě也
    ǒu偶
    ěr尔
    huái怀
    niàn念
    wǒ我
    men们
    céng曾
    jīng经
    yì一
    qǐ起
    fèn奋
    dòu斗
    guò过
    de的
    rì日
    zi子
    ?
    Do you also occasionally miss the days we struggled together?
    tā她
    cháng常
    cháng常
    huái怀
    niàn念
    xiǎo小
    shí时
    hòu候
    de的
    kuài快
    lè乐
    shí时
    guāng光
    。
    She often misses the happy times of her childhood.
    tā他
    bìng并
    bù不
    huái怀
    niàn念
    nà那
    duàn段
    chōng充
    mǎn满
    wù误
    jiě解
    yǔ与
    zhēng争
    zhí执
    de的
    kǔ苦
    sè涩
    shí时
    guāng光
    。
    He does not cherish the memory of that bitter period full of misunderstandings and disputes.
    měi每
    dāng当
    fān翻
    yuè阅
    jiù旧
    xiàng相
    cè册
    ,
    tā她
    zǒng总
    huì会
    huái怀
    niàn念
    qǐ起
    zǔ祖
    mǔ母
    cí慈
    xiáng祥
    de的
    xiào笑
    róng容
    。
    Whenever she flips through the old photo album, she always fondly remembers her grandmother's kind smile.
    měi每
    dāng当
    tīng听
    dào到
    zhè这
    shǒu首
    gē歌
    ,
    tā他
    jiù就
    huì会
    huái怀
    niàn念
    qǐ起
    yuǎn远
    fāng方
    de的
    gù故
    xiāng乡
    。
    Whenever he hears this song, he misses his distant hometown.
    jìn尽
    guǎn管
    shí时
    dài代
    biàn变
    qiān迁
    ,
    rén人
    men们
    yī依
    rán然
    huái怀
    niàn念
    nà那
    zhǒng种
    zhì质
    pǔ朴
    ér而
    zhēn真
    chéng诚
    de的
    rén人
    jì际
    guān关
    xì系
    。
    Despite the changes of the times, people still fondly remember that simple and sincere kind of interpersonal relationship.