Meaning of niàn:
念
to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4]); to miss (sb); variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
Tā zhèngzài niàn yī běn shū.
他正在念一本书。
He is reading a book.
tā xiǎng niàn shùxué zhuānyè.
她想念数学专业。
She wants to study a mathematics major.
Tā zhèngzài niàn fǎlǜ zhuānyè.
她正在念法律专业。
She is attending a law major.
Wǒ měitiān dūhuì dàshēng niàn zhè běn shū.
我每天都会大声念这本书。
I read this book aloud every day.
Māma jīngcháng duì wǒ dàfā niàn chìzé.
妈妈经常对我大发念斥责。
Mom often gives me a tongue-lashing.
Wǒ hěn niàn wǒ de jiārén.
我很念我的家人。
I really miss my family.
Tā xǐ huān měi tiān shuì qián niàn shū.
他喜欢每天睡前念书。
He likes to read aloud before bed every day.
idea; remembrance
Wǒ yǒu yī gè xīn de niàn tóu.
我有一个新的念头。
I have a new idea.
Tā zǒng shì xǐ huan zài yè shēn rén jìng de shí hou niàn guò qù de rì zi.
他总是喜欢在夜深人静的时候念过去的日子。
He always likes to remember the past days at night when it's quiet.
twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
Wǒ ná dàole yī zhāng yìn yǒu èrshí yuán de jiǎ niàn bì.
我拿到了一张印有二十元的假念币。
I received a counterfeit banknote with twenty yuan written as '念'.
