Definition
回忆录 (huí yì lù) is a memoir — a book based on personal recollection, focusing on the author's own experiences and feelings. It differs from 传记 (zhuàn jì), a biography that relies on researched facts, and from 备忘录 (bèi wàng lù), a memo or notebook for reminders. The word 记忆 (jì yì) means 'memory' as a mental faculty or act, not a written work.
noun
memoir
Examples
- 回忆录。Zhè běn huí yì lù jìlù le tā niánqīng shí de gùshi.This memoir records the stories of his youth.
- 回忆录。Tā yòng le shí nián shíjiān wánchéng le yí bù huí yì lù.She took ten years to finish a memoir.
- 回忆录。Hěn duō dúzhě dōu xǐhuan kàn míngrén de huí yì lù.Many readers like to read memoirs of famous people.
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