念念不忘 niànniàn-búwàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
How to remember 念念不忘: 念 to think of + 不 not + 忘 forget = to keep in mind constantly (idiom).
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How it is used
- To keep thinking about something constantly, unable to let it go - 他对故乡念念不忘 (tā duì gùxiāng niànniàn-búwàng) he can never stop thinking of his hometown.
- Stresses persistent, fond dwelling on someone/something; warmer than plain 想 or 记得.
- Often 对…念念不忘; near 朝思暮想 (yearn day and night).