Comparing “huáiniàn” and “xiǎngniàn”

一个人在国外生活久了，难免会特别想念家人。

Yí ge rén zài guówài shēnghuó jiǔ le, nánmiǎn huì tèbié xiǎngniàn jiārén.

After living abroad for a long time, one will inevitably miss one’s family very much.

每到过节的时候，我就会特别想念小时候全家人在一起的日子。

Měi dào guòjié de shíhou, wǒ jiù huì tèbié xiǎngniàn xiǎoshíhou quán jiā rén zài yìqǐ de rìzi.

Whenever a holiday comes, I especially miss the days when the whole family was together in my childhood.

很多年过去了，他仍然常常怀念自己年轻时在农村教书的经历。

Hěn duō nián guòqù le, tā réngrán chángcháng huáiniàn zìjǐ niánqīng shí zài nóngcūn jiāoshū de jīnglì.

Many years have passed, yet he still often fondly remembers his experience of teaching in the countryside when he was young.

这部电影让很多人重新怀念起过去那个简单而真诚的时代。

Zhè bù diànyǐng ràng hěn duō rén chóngxīn huáiniàn qǐ guòqù nàge jiǎndān ér zhēnchéng de shídài.

This film made many people once again fondly remember that simple and sincere past era.