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念

niàn

HSK 3 · word 1745 of 3,000

Meaning

• to read
• to study (a subject)
• to attend (a school)

Example sentence

The character 念

念 is 今 over 心: what is on the mind now. To think of — 想念 to miss someone, 纪念 to commemorate — and to read aloud, 念书, 念课文, since reading was once always reciting.

Words containing 念

• 概念 gài niàn concept
• 观念 guān niàn notion
• 纪念 jì niàn to commemorate; to honor the memory of
• 怀念 huái niàn to cherish the memory of
• 想念 xiǎng niàn to miss

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