怀念

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce

Examples

• 我很怀念大学的生活。

  wǒ hěn huái niàn dà xué de shēng huó.

  I really miss university life.

• 他常常怀念去世的奶奶。

  tā cháng cháng huái niàn qù shì de nǎi nai.

  He often thinks fondly of his late grandmother.

• 离开越南以后，我很怀念越南的咖啡。

  lí kāi yuè nán yǐ hòu, wǒ hěn huái niàn yuè nán de kā fēi.

  Since leaving Vietnam, I really miss Vietnamese coffee.

Easily confused

• 想念 — 想念 is missing someone or somewhere you hope to see again; 怀念 is remembering the past or the departed.

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