纪念 (jì niàn) — to commemorate, to honor the memory of; memento, keepsake, souvenir
Definition
纪念 is both a verb ('to commemorate') and a noun ('souvenir/keepsake'). Unlike 怀念, it focuses on public acts or objects marking an event, not private missing of someone.
to commemorateto honor the memory ofmementokeepsakesouvenir
Examples
- 纪念。Zhè cì huó dòng shì wèi le jì niàn nà xiē yīng xióng.This event is to commemorate those heroes.
- 纪念。Wǒ liú xià zhè zhāng zhào piàn zuò wéi jì niàn.I keep this photo as a souvenir.
- 纪念。Zhè ge lǐ wù hěn yǒu jì niàn yì yì.This gift has great commemorative value.
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