# 思念 (sīniàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 思念 (sīniàn) means “to miss; to long for”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to miss; to long for
- Pinyin: sīniàn (si1 nian4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 离开家乡多年，他依然十分思念父母。
  Líkāi jiāxiāng duō nián, tā yīrán shífēn sīniàn fùmǔ.
  Having been away from his hometown for many years, he still misses his parents dearly.

## Characters

- 思 (sī): to think; to consider
- [念](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-read/) (niàn): to read; to study (a subject)

https://hanziro.com/word/si-nian-miss/

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