记忆 (jì yì) — to remember, to recall; memory

Definition

记忆 is both 'memory' (noun, the faculty or stored memories) and 'to remember/recall' (verb), more formal than 记得. Use 回忆 or 回想 for actively recollecting the past.

to rememberto recallmemory
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Examples

  • 记忆
    Tā nǔ lì jì yì hěn duō yīng wén dān cí.
    He tried hard to remember many English words.
  • 记忆
    Zhè xiē zhào piàn dài lái měi hǎo de jì yì.
    These photos bring back beautiful memories.
  • 记忆
    Zhè ge shì jiàn liú zài le wǒ de jì yì zhōng.
    This incident stays in my memory.

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