Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- niàn
English
- think of, recall, study
- to read
- (verb) Think of
- taking into consideration that; used to express the reason for forgiving someone; also 念在 nim6 zoi6
- idea; thought
- to study (a subject)
- to think of; to miss (someone)
- to attend (a school)
- to read aloud
- to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4])
- to miss (sb)
- idea
- remembrance
- twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
粵語
- 考慮到（某某原因），用嚟帶出寬恕人嘅理由；都講念在
- 想法；諗法；念頭
- 記掛；掛住
As a component in · 63
Variants
Words containing 念
- 紀念gei2 nim6
to commemorate; to honor the memory of
- 懷念waai4 nim6
to cherish the memory of
- 概念koi3 nim6
concept
- 觀念gun1 nim6
notion
- 理念lei5 nim6
idea
- 信念seon3 nim6
faith
- 想念soeng2 nim6
to miss
- 念頭nim6 tau4
thought; idea; intention
- 思念si1 nim6
to think of
- 念書nim6 syu1
to read; to study
- 悼念dou6 nim6
to grieve
- 意念ji3 nim6
idea
- 念力nim6 lik6
psychokinesis; telekinesis
- 念舊nim6 gau6
to remember old friends
- 懸念jyun4 nim6
suspense in a movie, play etc
- 記念gei3 nim6
to commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of 紀念|纪念[ji4 nian4])
- 掛念gwaa3 nim6
to feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
- 留念lau4 nim6
to keep as a souvenir
- 念珠nim6 zyu1
prayer beads
- 乃念naai5 nim6
thinking about; taking into consideration the past
- 執念zap1 nim6
obsession (CL:股[gu3])
- 邪念ce4 nim6
wicked idea
- 貪念taam1 nim6
greed
- 紀念碑gei2 nim6 bei1
monument