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记下 (jì xià) — to note down, to write down

Definition

verb
to note downto write down

Examples

  • 记下。
    Tā zài bǐ jì běn shàng jì xià le zhòng yào xìn xī.
    He noted down the important information in his notebook.
  • 记下，。
    Qǐng bǎ diàn huà hào mǎ jì xià, wǒ yǒu shì zhǎo nǐ.
    Please note down the phone number; I have something to ask you.
  • 记下。
    Lǎo shī shuō de měi yí gè zhòng diǎn dōu yào jì xià.
    Every key point the teacher said should be noted down.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

记jìnote
下xiàdown

'记下' combines '记' note and '下' down, giving the idea of writing something down.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 記; 记 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ記jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 记 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

Open 下 →
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