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I MISS YOU! 想念、怀念、思念

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ID: QW405 Intermediate
Thanks to nkchew33 and veronique21 for the suggestion to make this video discussing the differences between 想念 xiǎngniàn ， 怀念 huái niàn ， 思念 sīniàn 。  
Fri Sep 04 2015 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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想念
xiǎngniàn
to miss; to long for
离开家一段时间，我很想念妈妈做的菜。
líkāi jiā yī duàn shíjiān ，wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn māma zuò de cài 。
I really miss/long for my mother's cooking having left home for a while.
离开家一段时间，我很想吃妈妈做的菜。
líkāi jiā yī duàn shíjiān ，wǒ hěn xiǎng chī māma zuò de cài 。
I really miss my mother's cooking having left home for a while.
我女朋友出国一个月了，我很想念她。
wǒ nǚpéngyou chūguó yī ge yuè le ，wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn tā 。
My girlfriend has been abroad for a month, I really miss her.
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