过目不忘 (guō) — to have a photographic memory; to remember everything one sees or reads
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to never forget what one has seen' — used to praise someone with an exceptional, almost photographic memory. More literary than everyday words like 记性好.
idiom
to have a photographic memoryto remember everything one sees or reads
Examples
- 过目不忘，。Tā cóng xiǎo guō, dú guò yí biàn de shū jiù néng bèi xià lái.He has had a photographic memory since childhood — after reading a book once, he can recite it from memory.
- ，过目不忘，。Zhè wèi kē xué jiā bù jǐn cōng ming, ér qiě guō, lìng rén pèi fú.This scientist is not only smart but also has a prodigious memory — it's admirable.
- ，过目不忘！Nǐ jìng rán néng bǎ nà piān wén zhāng yí zì bú chà dì bèi chū lái, zhēn shì guō a!You can actually recite that article word for word — you really have a photographic memory!
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