想起 (xiǎng qǐ) — to recall, to think of, to remember (something that comes to mind)
Definition
想起 (xiǎng qǐ) means something comes back into your mind spontaneously — you didn't try to remember, it just surfaced. Contrast with 记得 (jìde), which is the steady state of having something in memory.
verb
to recallto think ofto remember (something that comes to mind)
Examples
- 想起。Wǒ xiǎng qǐ le nà jiàn shì.I remembered that matter.
- 。Wǒ zěn me yě xiǎng bù qǐ tā de míng zì.No matter how I try, I can't recall his name.
- 想起？Nǐ hái néng xiǎng qǐ wǒ men dì yī cì jiàn miàn de dì fāng ma?Can you still remember the place where we first met?
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