眷恋

Traditional (Taiwan): 眷戀

juànliàn ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

    • to miss
    • to long for
    • to remember with longing
    • yearning

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 眷念 juànniàn
    • 眷念亲人 to long for one's family
    • 眷念祖国 to long for one's homeland
  • 留恋 liúliàn
    • 留恋故土 to be reluctant to leave one's native land
    • 留恋家乡 to be reluctant to leave one's hometown
  • 依恋 yīliàn
    • 依恋父母 to be attached to one's parents
    • 十分依恋 deeply attached

Antonyms 反义词

  • 厌弃 yànqì
    • 厌弃仕途 to be sick of an official career
    • 招人厌弃 to be disliked

Telling them apart

眷恋 is a deep reluctance to leave a person or place one loves. 眷念 is closer to missing or thinking fondly of someone, as in 眷念亲友.

Other words read juànliàn

juanlian with other tones

  • 卷帘 juǎnlián roller shutter

Near homophones of juanlian

  • 眷念 juànniàn think fondly of

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