怀念 (huái niàn) — to cherish the memory of; to think of with affection; to miss (someone/something from the past)
Definition
怀念 focuses on warm nostalgia for the past (people, places, times gone by). It's gentler and more sentimental than 思念, which misses someone/something currently far away.
verb
to cherish the memory ofto think of with affectionto miss (someone/something from the past)
Examples
- 怀念。Wǒ cháng cháng huái niàn dà xué shí de nà duàn shí guāng.I often cherish the memory of that time in college.
- 怀念。Tā huái niàn gù xiāng de qīn rén hé péng you.She misses her family and friends back in her hometown.
- ，怀念。Měi yí gè qiū tiān, tā dōu huì huái niàn tóng nián de nà ge xiǎo yuàn zi.Every autumn, he thinks fond memories of that little courtyard from his childhood come back to him.
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