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念 niàn

niàn verb to read aloud
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '念'; Guoyu '念' v 4; NCCED '念' 1; XHZD '念' 2, p. 535)
niàn verb to remember; to expect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 伯夷、叔齊不念舊惡 'Bo Yi and Shu Qi did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind.' (Lunyu 5:23) In this sense, 念 is a transitive verb with the object being the thing remembered (Guoyu '念' v 2; Kroll 2015 '念' 2).
niàn verb to miss
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, is a transient verb in the sense of 怀念 (CC-CEDICT '念'; GHC '念' 2; Guoyu '念' v 1; NCCED '念' 1; XHZD '念' 1, p. 535). It is defined in Shuo Wen, 念：常思也 'Nian: to think of often.' (Shuo Wen '心部')
niàn verb to consider
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 思考 or 考虑 (Kroll 2015 '念' 3, p. 324; Ci Yuan '念' 1; GHC '念' 2)
niàn verb to recite; to chant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, 念 means 诵 or 读诵, often but not always to recite from memory. 念 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese. Middle Chinese: nemH (Ci Yuan '念' 2; Guoyu '念' v 3; Kroll 2015 '念' 4, p. 324)
niàn verb to show affection for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 爱怜 (Guoyu '念' v 7; Kroll 2015 '念' 4, p. 324)
niàn noun a thought; an idea
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 念头 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Ci Yuan '念' 3; Guoyu '念' n 2). For example, 念終始典于學 'The thoughts from first to last should be fixed on learning.' (Classic of Rites, Record on the Subject of Education 禮記‧學記, trans. Legge)
niàn number twenty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is the same as 二十 or 廿 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Ci Yuan '念' 4; GHC '念' 4; Guoyu '念' n 3; XHZD '念' 3, p. 535)
niàn noun memory
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: This sense of 念 is the same as 记忆 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Kroll 2015 '念' 2, p. 324)
niàn noun an instant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '念' n 1)
niàn proper noun Nian
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '念' n 3)
niàn noun mindfulness; smrti
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: smṛti, Pali: sati, Japanese: nen, Tibetan: dran pa; mindfulness is understood as awareness or presence of mind, a key concept in Buddhist meditation theory; it is the third of the pañcabala 'five powers' (BCSD '念', p. 469; BL 'smṛti', p. 831; FGDB '念'; Kroll 2015 '念' 1, p. 324; SH '念', p. 258)
niàn noun a thought; citta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: citta (BCSD '念', p. 469; MW 'citta'; SH '念', p. 258)

Contained in

八念经(八念經) Eight Thoughts Sutra
心体离念(心體離念) the mind's essence transcends thought
心念处(心念處) mindfulness of mental states
净念相继(淨念相繼) Continuous Thoughts of Purity
圣阎曼德迦威怒王立成大神验念诵法(聖閻曼德迦威怒王立成大神驗念誦法) Recitation and Recollection Methods for Establishing the Great Divine Signs of the Wrathful King, the Sage Yamantaka
念法 Way of Contemplation ; to recollect or chant the Dharma; dharmānusmṛti
念无减(念無減) recollection never regresses
忘念 lose concentraion; lose train of thought; wandering mind; loss of memory
离念(離念) transcends conception
圣贺野纥哩缚大威怒王立成大神验供养念诵仪轨法品(聖賀野紇哩縛大威怒王立成大神驗供養念誦儀軌法品) The Tantric Ritual Methods of Offerings and Recitations for the Revelation of the Divine Powers of the Saintly Hayagrīva, the Awesome Ferocious King; Sheng He Ye Ge Li Fu Da Wei Nu Wang Li Cheng Da Shen Yan Gongyang Niansong Yi Gui Fa Pin
念诵(念誦) to read out; to recite ; to read out; to recite
心念 to think of; to miss ; Thoughts ; awareness; thought; mental state
念佛 to chant Buddha's name ; to recollect the Buddha; to chant the name of the Buddha
人胜诸天; 1. 勇猛胜 2. 忆念胜 3. 梵行胜(人勝諸天; 1. 勇猛勝 2. 憶念勝 3. 梵行勝) Human Realm: 1. superior bravery; 2. superior recollection; 3. superior pure practices
一髻文殊师利童子陀罗尼念诵仪轨(一髻文殊師利童子陀羅尼念誦儀軌) Yi Ji The Boy Manjusri's Hair Bun Dharani Liturgy; Wenshushili Tongzi Tuoluoni Niansong Yi Gui
菩萨念佛三昧经(菩薩念佛三昧經) Bodhisattvabuddhānusmṛtisamādhi; Pusa Nian Fo Sanmei Jing
如意轮念诵仪轨(如意輪念誦儀軌) Mani Wheel Chanting and Ritual Manual
自在纪念品(自在紀念品) Perfect Ease Souvenir Shop
存念 focus the mind on; samanvāharati
悲念 compassion; karuna
信念 trust ; faith; belief ; Belief
离诸念(離諸念) transending conception
大日略念诵法(大日略念誦法) Vairocana Sutra Abbreviated Liturgy
如意轮菩萨念诵法(如意輪菩薩念誦法) Mani Wheel Bodhisattva Liturgy
身念处(身念處) mindfulness of the body
佛光山开山50周年纪念影像回顾图像展(佛光山開山50周年紀念影像回顧圖像展) Fo Guang Shan: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective Photo Exhibition
护念(護念) Safeguard the Mind ; for a Buddha, bodhisattva, or demigod to protect a Buddhist disciple ; focus the mind on; samanvāharati
摄大毘卢遮那念诵仪轨(攝大毘盧遮那念誦儀軌) Mahavairocana Liturgy
宝王三昧念佛直指(寶王三昧念佛直指) Bao Wang Sanmei Nian Fo Zhi Zhi
普贤金刚萨埵略瑜伽念诵仪轨(普賢金剛薩埵略瑜伽念誦儀軌) Samantabhadra Vajrasattva Short Yoga Liturgy; Puxian Jingang Saduo Lue Yujia Niansong Yi Gui
依顾念众生舍离生死(依顧念眾生捨離生死) according to sympathetic regard for sentient beings, the refusal to leave Samsara
佛顶尊胜陀罗尼念诵仪轨法(佛頂尊勝陀羅尼念誦儀軌法) Pinnacle Dharani of the Supreme Honored One
十一面观自在菩萨心密言念诵仪轨经(十一面觀自在菩薩心密言念誦儀軌經) Ritual Manuals for the Recitation of the Secret Mind Mantra of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara
忆念胜(憶念勝) superior recollection
不思议功德诸佛所护念经(不思議功德諸佛所護念經) Bu Siyi Gongde Zhu Fo Suo Hunian Jing
观自在菩萨如意轮念诵仪轨(觀自在菩薩如意輪念誦儀軌) Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Mani Jewel Wheel Liturgy (Guanzizai Pusa Ruyi Lun Niansong Yi Gui)

Also contained in

念兹在兹、纪念信封、悼念、概念驱动加工、闪念、追念、数念、纪念奖、释念、屈原纪念馆、恋念、动念、私念、怪念头、绝对观念

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Scroll 29 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 188
Scroll 16 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 169
Scroll 7 Jietuo Dao Lun 解脫道論 — count: 169
Scroll 25 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 155 , has English translation , has parallel version
Scroll 46 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 126 , has English translation , has parallel version
Scroll 1 Guannian Emituo Fo Xiang Hai Sanmei Gongde Famen 觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門 — count: 119
Scroll 17 Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā Sūtra 放光般若經 — count: 113
Scroll 2 Great Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra (Fo Shuo Da Anban Shou Yi Jing) 佛說大安般守意經 — count: 112
Scroll 12 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 110
Scroll 2 Miliṇḍapañha (Questions of Miliṇḍa) 那先比丘經 — count: 107

Collocations

善思念 (善思念) 善思念之 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
王念 (王念) 羅呵阿須倫王念我 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 13
念乐 (念樂) 念樂時不 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 8
念食 (念食) 猶以念食 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 8
念一心 (念一心) 常念一心 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 7
帝释念 (帝釋念) 今帝釋念我 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 7
念觉意 (念覺意) 一者修念覺意 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
不为念 (不為念) 我今寧可不為念行 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 6
坚固念 (堅固念) 有王名堅固念 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 6
念行 (念行) 我今寧可不為念行 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 6