Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning that a past scene or experience is still vividly clear in your memory, as if it were happening right in front of you. It is commonly used to describe memories that have not faded over time, such as childhood events or important moments.
f.e.
to be still vivid in one's memory (of past events or scenes)to remember something as if it were right before your eyes
Examples
- 历历在目。Tóngnián shí de qíngjǐng zhìjīn lì lì zài mù.The scenes from my childhood are still vivid in my memory.
- 历历在目。Nà cì lǚxíng de diǎndiǎndīdī dōu lì lì zài mù.Every single detail of that trip is still clear before my eyes.
- ，历历在目。Tā miáoshù de tài shēngdòng le, fǎngfú nà jiàn shì jiù lì lì zài mù.He described it so vividly, it felt as if that event was right there before us.
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