怀念
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
怀念 (huáiniàn) · to miss
怀念 (huáiniàn) means “to miss; to think fondly of”. It is written with 2 characters: 怀 (bosom) + 念 (to read aloud). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 怀念 is built
The characters
怀 huái · bosom
What 怀 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 不bù — no
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
念 niàn · to read aloud
What 念 is made of
- 今jīn — modern
- 人rén — person
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: To keep the present 今 in mind 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我很怀念大学生活。Wǒ hěn huáiniàn dàxué shēnghuó.I really miss university life.
你怀念小时候的生活吗？Nǐ huáiniàn xiǎoshíhou de shēnghuó ma?Do you miss your childhood?
Questions about 怀念
What does 怀念 mean?
怀念 (huáiniàn) means “to miss; to think fondly of”.
How do you pronounce 怀念?
怀念 is pronounced huáiniàn.
Which HSK level is 怀念?
怀念 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 怀疑huáiyíto doubt
- 怀孕huáiyùnto be pregnant
- 关怀guānhuáito care for
- 胸怀xiōnghuáimind
- 概念gàiniànconcept
- 观念guānniànidea
- 纪念jìniànto commemorate
- 想念xiǎngniànto miss (sb or sth)
- 留念liúniànto keep as a souvenir
- 思念sīniànto miss
Learn 怀念 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.