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回忆

huí yì · hui yi

Traditional 回憶

HSK 5Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to recall
  2. memories
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Old school photos

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)小学(xiǎoxué)时候(shíhou)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)！

    Look, a photo from primary school!

  2. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，这些(zhèxiē)照片(zhàopiàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)我(wǒ)好多(hǎoduō)回忆(huíyì)。

    Wow, these photos hold so many of my memories.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)的(de)回忆(huíyì)是(shì)你(nǐ)从(cóng)树(shù)上(shàng)掉(diào)下来(xiàlai)。

    My best memory is you falling out of the tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)就(jiù)不能(bùnéng)回忆(huíyì)点(diǎn)别的(biéde)吗(ma)？

    Can you not recall something else?

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)也(yě)记得(jìde)你(nǐ)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    Okay, I also remember you bought me ice cream.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)愿(yuàn)意(yì)勾(gōu)起(qǐ)久(jiǔ)远(yuǎn)的(de)回(huí)忆(yì)。

I don't want to stir up old memories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)音(yīn)乐(yuè)勾(gōu)起(qǐ)了(le)我(wǒ)儿(ér)时(shí)的(de)回(huí)忆(yì)。

The music carried me back to my childhood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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