思念 meaning in English

sīniàn

to think of; to long for

HSK 7-9verb17 strokes

Meaning of 思念

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sīniàn
  1. to think of
  2. to long for
  3. to miss

思念 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ很hěn思sī念niàn过guò去qù的de日rì子zi。
I really miss the old days.
即jí使shǐ离lí开kāi父fù母mǔ,也yě不bú会huì思sī念niàn他tā们men。
Even if you leave your parents, you still won't think of them.
思sī念niàn又yòu祈qí祷dǎo。
Thoughts and prayers.
你nǐ知zhī不bù知zhī道dào思sī念niàn的de滋zī味wèi?
Do you know the taste of thought?
文wén学xué作zuò品pǐn中zhōng常cháng用yòng夜yè来lái香xiāng来lái象xiàng征zhēng思sī念niàn与yǔ柔róu情qíng。
In literary works, night-blooming jasmine is often used to symbolize longing and tenderness.

Stroke order for each character

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思 sī · to think · 9 strokes

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念 niàn · to read · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 思念.

意思yìsiidea; opinion
不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; meaningful
思想sīxiǎngthought; thinking
纪念jìniànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
概念gàiniànconcept; idea
观念guānniànnotion; thought
想念xiǎngniànto miss; to remember with longing
思考sīkǎoto reflect on; to ponder over
怀念huáiniànto cherish the memory of; to think of
信念xìnniànfaith; belief
思维sīwéi(line of) thought; thinking

Questions about 思念

What does 思念 mean?

思念 (sīniàn) means "to think of; to long for" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 思念?

思念 is made of 2 characters: 思 (9 strokes), 念 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 思念 an HSK word?

Yes. 思念 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.