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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)

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念着(念著) clinging to illusion
念佛感应往生记(念佛感應往生記) Experiences of Passing Away Under Buddha’s Blessings
善念 Virtuous Thoughts
阿那律八念经(阿那律八念經) Analu Ba Nian Jing; Anurudda Sutta
修习般若波罗蜜菩萨观行念诵仪轨(修習般若波羅蜜菩薩觀行念誦儀軌) Prajnaparamita Bodhisattva Cultivation, Visualization, and Chanting Ritual; Xiu Xi Boreboluomi Pusa Guan Xing Niansong Yi Gui
底哩三昧耶不动尊威怒王使者念诵法(底哩三昧耶不動尊威怒王使者念誦法) Trisamayarāja; Trisamaya Recollection and Recitation Methods of the Worthy Immovable Wrathful King Envoy
心念处(心念處) mindfulness of mental states
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
摄大毘卢遮那念诵仪轨(攝大毘盧遮那念誦儀軌) Mahavairocana Liturgy
如意轮瑜伽念诵法(如意輪瑜伽念誦法) Mani Jewel Wheel Yoga Liturgy
大胜金刚佛顶念诵仪轨(大勝金剛佛頂念誦儀軌) Da Sheng Jingang Fo Ding Niansong Yi Gui; Victorious Vajra Usnisa Liturgy
念念 thought after thought; successive moments of thought
底哩三昧耶不动尊圣者念诵秘密法(底哩三昧耶不動尊聖者念誦祕密法) Trisamaya Secret Recollection and Recitation Methods of the Worthy Immovable Wrathful King Envoy
不念旧恶(不念舊惡) do not hold grudges
与人为善做好事从善如流说好话心甘情愿存好念皆大欢喜做好人(與人為善做好事從善如流說好話心甘情願存好念皆大歡喜做好人) Oblige others by doing good deeds, Do what is right by speaking good words, Be perfectly amenable in thinking good thoughts, Create a win-win situation by being a good person.
初关中沙门竺佛念善于宣译(初關中沙門竺佛念善於宣譯) In earlier times, Zhu Fonian in the Guanzhong plain was good at explaining and translating.
大毘卢遮那成佛神变加持经略示七支念诵随行法(大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經略示七支念誦隨行法) Vairocana Sutra Seven Branches Short Liturgy; Da Piluzhena Cheng Fo Shenbian Jia Chi Jing Lue Shi Qi Zhi Niansong Suixing Fa
药师琉璃光如来消灾除难念诵仪轨(藥師琉璃光如來消災除難念誦儀軌) Yaoshi Liuli Guang Rulai Xiao Zai Chu Nan Niansong Yi Gui (Liturgy for the Medicine Buddha of Pure Crystal Radiance Avoiding Calamities and Difficulties)
一切佛摄相应大教王经圣观自在菩萨念诵仪轨(一切佛攝相應大教王經聖觀自在菩薩念誦儀軌) Yiqie Fo She Xiangying Da Jiao Wang Jing Sheng Guanzizai Pusa Niansong Yi Gui
佛陀纪念馆洒净安基典礼(佛陀紀念館灑淨安基典禮) Foundation Laying Ceremony for the Buddha Museum
八念经(八念經) Eight Thoughts Sutra
念真言力 the power of reciting the dhāraṇī
金刚顶胜初瑜伽经中略出大乐金刚萨埵念诵仪(金剛頂勝初瑜伽經中略出大樂金剛薩埵念誦儀) Great Bliss Vajrasattva Liturgy from the Vajra Pinnacle Superiod Yoga Sutra; Jingang Ding Sheng Chu Yujia Jing Zhong Lue Chu Dale Jingang Saduo Niansong Yi
忧念诸天人民好乃如是(憂念諸天人民好乃如是) You are thus concerned about the fate of gods and people.
念佛观(念佛觀) contemplation of the Buddha
一念万年(一念萬年) a myriad years in a single thought
正念 Right Mindfulness ; right mindfulness
念佛 to chant Buddha's name ; to recollect the Buddha; to chant the name of the Buddha
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
佛陀纪念馆双周年庆(佛陀紀念館雙周年慶) Buddha Memorial Center's Second Anniversary
六念处(六念處) the six contemplations
念清净(念清淨) Pure Mind
金刚寿命陀罗尼念诵法(金剛壽命陀羅尼念誦法) Vajra Longevity Dharani Ritual; Jingang Shouming Tuoluoni Niansong Fa
天堂地狱一念之间(天堂地獄一念之間) Heaven and hell are all in a moment of thought.
甘露军荼利菩萨供养念诵成就仪轨(甘露軍荼利菩薩供養念誦成就儀軌) Ritual for attaining Siddhi through Offerings and Invoking Amṛta-Kuṇdalī Bodhisattva; Ganlu Jun Tu Li Pusa Gongyang Niansong Chengjiu Yi Gui

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敲经念佛、唱念、动念、系念、私念、留念、纪念堂、受难纪念、想念、残念、追念、垂念、尘念、纪念会、纪念邮票、概念化

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Scroll 29 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 188
Scroll 7 Jietuo Dao Lun 解脫道論 — count: 169
Scroll 16 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — 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
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
念一心 (念一心) 常念一心 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — 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