念 niàn
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niàn
verb
to read aloud
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '念'; Guoyu '念' v 4; NCCED '念' 1; XHZD '念' 2, p. 535) -
niàn
verb
to remember; to expect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 伯夷、叔齊不念舊惡 'Bo Yi and Shu Qi did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind.' (Lunyu 5:23) In this sense, 念 is a transitive verb with the object being the thing remembered (Guoyu '念' v 2; Kroll 2015 '念' 2). -
niàn
verb
to miss
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, is a transient verb in the sense of 怀念 (CC-CEDICT '念'; GHC '念' 2; Guoyu '念' v 1; NCCED '念' 1; XHZD '念' 1, p. 535). It is defined in Shuo Wen, 念:常思也 'Nian: to think of often.' (Shuo Wen '心部') -
niàn
verb
to consider
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 思考 or 考虑 (Kroll 2015 '念' 3, p. 324; Ci Yuan '念' 1; GHC '念' 2) -
niàn
verb
to recite; to chant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, 念 means 诵 or 读诵, often but not always to recite from memory. 念 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese. Middle Chinese: nemH (Ci Yuan '念' 2; Guoyu '念' v 3; Kroll 2015 '念' 4, p. 324) -
niàn
verb
to show affection for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 爱怜 (Guoyu '念' v 7; Kroll 2015 '念' 4, p. 324) -
niàn
noun
a thought; an idea
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 念头 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Ci Yuan '念' 3; Guoyu '念' n 2). For example, 念終始典于學 'The thoughts from first to last should be fixed on learning.' (Classic of Rites, Record on the Subject of Education 禮記‧學記, trans. Legge) -
niàn
number
twenty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is the same as 二十 or 廿 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Ci Yuan '念' 4; GHC '念' 4; Guoyu '念' n 3; XHZD '念' 3, p. 535) -
niàn
noun
memory
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is the same as 记忆 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Kroll 2015 '念' 2, p. 324) -
niàn
noun
an instant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '念' n 1) -
niàn
proper noun
Nian
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '念' n 3)
Contained in
- 意念移物 telekinesis
- 数念(數念) to enumerate one by one
- 一念之差 momentary slip; false step; ill-considered action
- 私念 selfish thoughts ; an idea
- 西藏百万农奴解放纪念日(西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日) Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
- 君子不念旧恶(君子不念舊惡) a noble ruler does not harbour grievances of past transgressions
- 纪念堂(紀念堂) a memorial hall
- 注念 to ponder
- 怀念(懷念) to cherish the memory of; to think of
- 概念依存模型 conceptual dependency model
- 记念品(記念品) souvenir; memorabilia
- 牵念(牽念) to recall fondly
- 悬念(懸念) suspense; concern for someone's welfare
- 纪念册(紀念冊) a commemorative album; a commemorative book
- 恋念(戀念) to have a sentimental attachment to (a place); to miss (one's ancestral home etc); to be nostalgic about
- 念书(念書) to read; to study
- 念叨 to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss
- 纪念日(紀念日) day of commemoration; memorial day
- 念珠菌症 candidiasis; thrush
- 纪念会(紀念會) a memorial service
- 食不念饱(食不念飽) with regard to food, use restraint
- 默念 o read in silence; to contemplate inwardly
- 念虑(念慮) thought; thinking
- 亡兵纪念日(亡兵紀念日) Memorial Day (American holiday)
- 概念化 conceptualization
- 感念 to recall fondly; to remember with emotion
- 念旧(念舊) to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
- 纪念碑(紀念碑) a plaque; a memorial; a commemorative plaque
- 绝对观念(絕對觀念) absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)
- 残念(殘念) to regret; what a pity!
- 释念(釋念) to be reassured; not to worry
- 垂念 to care and consideration for
- 歧念 conflicting intentions; improper thoughts
- 眷念 to think fondly of
- 纪念章(紀念章) memorial badge; souvenir badge
- 可念 pitiable; likable; memorable
- 玫瑰念珠 rosary (Catholic prayer beads)
- 系念(繫念) to be concerned about
- 意念 an idea; a thought
- 隨念 to follow the thought
- 百念皆灰 all thoughts turned to ash
- 转念(轉念) to have second thoughts about; to think better of
- 留念 to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
- 受难纪念(受難紀念) memorial
- 殊深轸念(殊深軫念) extreme solicitude; expressing the deepest condolences; to feel deeply concerned
- 概念驱动加工(概念驅動加工) concept-driven processing
- 万念俱灰(萬念俱灰) every hope turns to dust; completely disheartened
- 观念(觀念) idea; notion; thought ; point of view ; perception
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- 第二十七回 Chapter 27 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 23
- 第十四回 Chapter 14 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 19
- 第五十七回 Chapter 57 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 18
- 第五十六回 Chapter 56 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 17
- 第三十九回 Chapter 39 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 16
- 卷二十一 志第十一 樂三 Volume 21 Treatises 11: Music 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 15
- 卷八十三 列傳第四十三 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 83 Biographies 43: Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui Book of Song 宋書 — count: 15
- 第五十八回 Chapter 58 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 15
- 第八十七回 Chapter 87 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 15
- 卷二十四 Scroll 24 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 14
Collocations
- 念母 (念母) 康公念母也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧渭陽 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Wei Yang — count: 8
- 念君子 (念君子) 言念君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧小戎 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Xiao Rong — count: 5
- 深念 (深念) 哀公默然深念 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八 人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 5
- 念茲 (念茲) 念茲戎功 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧烈文 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Lie Wen — count: 5
- 念诸侯 (念諸侯) 念諸侯莫可事 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《張儀列傳》 Biography of Zhang Yi — count: 5
- 言念 (言念) 言念君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧小戎 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Xiao Rong — count: 5
- 帝念 (帝念) 帝念哉 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 大禹謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Great Yu — count: 4
- 钦念 (欽念) 欽念以忱 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 盤庚中 Shang Shu - Pan Geng II — count: 3
- 上念 (上念) 上念諸儒及方士言封禪人人殊 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《孝武本紀》 Annals of the Xiaowu Emperor — count: 3
- 念思 (念思) 念思非無錢以買鵠也 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十二 奉使 Chapter 12: Receiving and Implementing Orders — count: 3