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思念 (sī niàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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思念 (sī niàn): Long for (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

思念 consists of 2 characters.

to think, to consider

to read aloud; attend school; think of

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 思念.

Words with 思

意思yì siHSK 2
冥思míng sī
反思fǎn sī
心思xīn si
思想sī xiǎng
思索sī suǒ
思绪sī xù
思维sī wéi

Words with 念

信念xìn niàn
念书niàn shū
念头niàn tou
怀念huái niàn
悬念xuán niàn
悼念dào niàn
想念xiǎng niàn
挂念guà niàn

How to Use 思念 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verbwith深深

shēn深

shēn深

sī思

niàn念

neutral

deeply miss

Verb + Objectwith家乡

sī思

niàn念

jiā家

xiāng乡

Noun + Modifierwith情

sī思

niàn念

zhī之

qíng情

Adjective + Nounwith无尽

wú无

jìn尽

de的

sī思

niàn念

Example Sentences with 思念

wǒ我

xiǎng想

niàn念

wǒ我

de的

mā妈

mā妈

neutral

miss one's hometown

formal

Written

feelings of longing

formal

Written

endless longing

。

I miss my mom.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

gōng工

zuò作

fán繁

máng忙

，

tā他

réng仍

shí时

cháng常

sī思

niàn念

gù故

xiāng乡

de的

shān山

shuǐ水

。

Despite being busy with work, he still often longs for the mountains and rivers of his hometown.

zài在

yì异

guó国

tā他

xiāng乡

de的

suì岁

yuè月

lǐ里

，

duì对

qīn亲

rén人

de的

sī思

niàn念

yǔ与

rì日

jù俱

zēng增

。

During the years spent in a foreign land, the yearning for family members grows day by day.

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tā他

cháng常

cháng常

sī思

niàn念

yuǎn远

fāng方

de的

péng朋

yǒu友

。

He often misses his friends far away.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

yě也

céng曾

rú如

cǐ此

shēn深

qiè切

dì

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

jù距

lí离

yáo遥

yuǎn远

ér而

tíng

měi每

dāng当

kàn看

dào到

zhè这

zhāng张

zhào照

piān片

，

tā

měi每

dāng当

yè夜

shēn深

rén人

jìng静

，

sī思

niàn念

biàn

地

sī思

niàn念

guò过

yí一

gè个

rén人

？

Have you ever missed someone so deeply like this?

停

zhǐ止

duì对

jiā家

rén人

de的

sī思

niàn念

。

He did not stop missing his family despite the great distance.

她

jiù就

huì会

sī思

niàn念

qǐ起

nà那

duàn段

měi美

hǎo好

de的

shí时

guāng光

。

Whenever she sees this photo, she misses those wonderful times.

便

rú如

cháo潮

shuǐ水

bān般

yǒng涌

shàng上

xīn心

tóu头

。

Whenever the night is deep and all is quiet, longing surges into the heart like a tide.