xiǎng niàn
envie de revoir; manque
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我很想念我的家人。
wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn wǒ de jiārén.
I miss my family very much.
我想念小时候的时光。
wǒ xiǎngniàn xiǎoshíhòu de shíguāng.
I miss the days when I was a child.
我想念和你在一起的时光。
wǒ xiǎngniàn hé nǐ zài yìqǐ de shíguāng.
I miss the time I spent with you.
怀念 (huáiniàn)
miss; yearn for
思念 (sīnsiǎn)
miss; long for
遗忘 (yíwàng)
forget
漠视 (mòshì)
ignore
The Chinese word 想念 (xiǎngniàn) is composed of two characters: 想 (xiǎng), meaning "to think of" or "to miss", and 念 (niàn), meaning "to think about" or "to remember". Together, these characters form the compound word 想念, which means "to miss someone or something" or "to think about someone or something with longing".The character 想 (xiǎng) is derived from the oracle bone script, which is the earliest known form of Chinese writing. In the oracle bone script, the character 想 is depicted as a person with a hand raised to their head, as if they are thinking. The character 念 (niàn) is also derived from the oracle bone script, and it is depicted as a person with a hand over their heart, as if they are remembering something.The combination of these two characters, 想念 (xiǎngniàn), creates a powerful word that expresses the deep longing and思念 for someone or something. It is a word that is often used in poetry and literature to express the emotions of love, loss, and separation.
