追忆 (zhuī yì) — to recollect, to recall (usually with a sense of nostalgia or melancholy, about past events or people)
Definition
A literary verb meaning to recollect or recall the past, with a tone of nostalgia or melancholy. Stronger and more formal than the everyday 回忆, and is common in writing rather than daily speech.
verb
to recollectto recall (usually with a sense of nostalgia or melancholy, about past events or people)
Examples
- 追忆。Tā cháng cháng zhuī yì tóng nián de kuài lè shí guāng.He often recalls the happy times of his childhood.
- ，追忆。Zài zhè piān wén zhāng lǐ, zuò zhě zhuī yì le gù xiāng de qīn yǒu.In this essay, the author recollects the relatives and friends from his hometown.
- 追忆。Jì niàn guǎn lǐ chén liè de lǎo zhào piàn ràng rén zhuī yì qǐ nà duàn lì shǐ.The old photographs displayed in the memorial hall make people recollect that period of history.
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