How to say “miss” in Chinese
miss, long for (someone)
“Miss” in Chinese is 思念, sī niàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
思念 is read sī niàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It also has the “heart” 心. In 意思 it is read with the neutral tone.
Below, 心 “heart”; on top, 今 “now”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “思念”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 思念. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我很思念远方的父母wǒhěnsīniànyuǎnfāngdefùmǔI really miss my parents, who are far away.
More words from the lesson “Loneliness and longing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “miss” in Chinese?
“Miss” in Chinese is 思念, pinyin sīniàn.
What does 思念 mean?
思念 (sīniàn) means “miss, long for (someone)”.
How do you write 思念?
思念 is 2 characters: 思 (sī) — think; 念 (niàn) — think of, miss; read aloud. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 思念?
思念 is read sīniàn. Tones: sī — first tone, niàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“miss” in the lesson “Loneliness and longing”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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