记性 (jì xing) — memory (ability to retain information)
Definition
记性 is one's memory ABILITY as a trait ("good/bad memory") — usually appears with 好 or 差, unlike 记忆 which names the faculty or the act of remembering itself.
noun
memory (ability to retain information)
Examples
- ，记性。Nián jì dà le, jì xing bù rú yǐ qián le.As I get older, my memory is not as good as before.
- ，记性。Nǐ yào duō fù xí, jì xing cái huì hǎo.You need to review more for your memory to improve.
- 记性，。Tā de jì xing tè bié hǎo, dú guò yí biàn jiù néng jì zhù.His memory is especially good; he can remember something after reading it once.
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