"pining" in Chinese (Simplified)
渴望思念
Definition
对某人或某物感到非常悲伤，并深深地渴望，对失去的事物常常感到无望。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于诗歌或文学语境。“pining for”常接对象（如人、地方、时期）。表达强烈且常常无望的渴望。日常语中更常用 '想念' 或 '怀念'。
Examples
She is pining for her hometown.
她在**思念**她的家乡。
The dog kept pining for its owner.
那只狗一直在为主人**思念**。
He is pining for his childhood days.
他在**怀念**他的童年时光。
She spent months pining after her breakup.
她分手后好几个月一直在**伤心思念**。
You can see he's pining for something he lost.
你一看就知道他在**渴望**失去的东西。
Stop pining over the past and move on.
别再**怀念**过去了，向前看吧。