念 nim⁶ {niàn}

(verb) Think of

唸〔念〕 {niàn}

1. to read
2. to study (a subject)
3. to attend (a school)
4. to read aloud
5. to miss (sb)
6. idea
7. remembrance
8. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

念 nim⁶ {niàn}

1. to read
2. to study (a subject)
3. to attend (a school)
4. to read aloud
5. to miss (sb)
6. idea
7. remembrance
8. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

唸書〔念书〕 nim⁶ syu¹ {niàn shū}

to study

念叨 nim⁶ dou¹ {niàn dao}

1. to talk about often
2. to reminisce about
3. to keep repeating
4. to keep harping on
5. to discuss

念佛 nim⁶ fat⁶ {niàn fó}

1. to pray to Buddha
2. to chant the names of Buddha

念舊〔-旧〕 nim⁶ gau⁶ {niàn jiù}

1. to remember old friends
2. to cherish old friendships
3. for old time's sake

念經〔-经〕 nim⁶ ging¹ {niàn jīng}

to recite or chant Buddhist scripture

念日 nim⁶ jat⁶ {niàn rì}

1. memorial day
2. commemoration day

念力 nim⁶ lik⁶ {niàn lì}

1. psychokinesis
2. telekinesis

念書〔-书〕 nim⁶ syu¹ {niàn shū}

1. to read
2. to study

念頭〔-头〕 nim⁶ tau⁴ {niàn tou}

1. thought
2. idea
3. intention

念咒 nim⁶ zau³ {niàn zhòu}

1. to chant a magic spell
2. to recite incantations

念誦〔-诵〕 nim⁶ zung⁶ {niàn sòng}

1. to read out
2. to recite
3. to remember sb (while talking about sth else)

念珠 nim⁶ zyu¹ {niàn zhū}

1. prayer beads
2. rosary
3. rosary beads
4. CL: 串

念口黃〔--黄〕 nim⁶ hau² wong² {niàn kǒu huáng}

verb; reciting a book / memory something without understanding what it mean

念學位〔-学-〕 nim⁶ hok⁶ wai² {niàn xué wèi}

1. to study for a degree
2. to take a degree course

念念不忘 nim⁶ nim⁶ bat¹ mong⁴ {niàn niàn bù wàng}

to keep in mind constantly (idiom)

念念有詞〔---词〕 nim⁶ nim⁶ jau⁵ ci⁴ {niàn niàn yǒu cí}

1. to mumble
2. to mutter to oneself

念珠菌症 nim⁶ zyu¹ kwan² zing³ {niàn zhū jūn zhèng}

1. (medicine) candidiasis
2. thrush