恋念

liàn niàn gù tǔ

恋念故土

have a strong attachment to one's native place

liàn niàn zǔ guó

恋念祖国

miss one's native country

tā liàn niàn de xīn qíng

他恋念的心情

his yearning

qiáo bāo men liàn niàn zhe tā men de zǔ guó

侨胞们恋念着他们的祖国。

The overseas Chinese cherish deep longings for their motherland.

wǒ zǒng shì liàn niàn zhe céng jīng de nà zhǒng rè qíng xiàn zài wǒ zǒng suàn míng bai le xiān qián de nà zhǒng guò fèn rè liè jiù shì hòu lái dàn mò de gēn yuán

我总是恋念着曾经的那种热情，现在我总算明白了先前的那种过分热烈就是后来淡漠的根源。

I always remembered who love the kind of passion, now I finally understand the kind of previous over-enthusiastic, later indifferent roots.