记念 (jì niàn) — to keep thinking of; to miss (with nostalgic or affectionate feeling)

Definition

记念 (jìniàn) means to remember someone or something with warm, nostalgic feeling — literary and more emotional than 想起, often used for writing or commemorating.

verb
to keep thinking ofto miss (with nostalgic or affectionate feeling)

Examples

  • 记念
    Tā lí kāi duō nián, wǒ réng rán shí shí jì niàn tā.
    He left many years ago, and I still think of him often.
  • 记念
    Lǎo rén cháng cháng jì niàn nián qīng shí de péng you.
    The old man often misses the friends of his youth.
  • 记念
    Tā xiě le yì shǒu shī lái jì niàn gù xiāng.
    She wrote a poem to remember her hometown.

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