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记得

jì de · ji de

Traditional 記得

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to remember
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Do you remember today?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)记得(jìde)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)什么(shénme)日子(rìzi)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, do you remember what day it is today?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)记得(jìde)，今天(jīntiān)星期三(xīngqīsān)。

    I remember. Today is Wednesday.

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)这个(zhège)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)！

    Not that. It's my birthday!

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)！对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Oh! Sorry, I forgot.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，你(nǐ)记得(jìde)你(nǐ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)吗(ma)？

    No problem. Do you remember your birthday?

  6. Liangliang

    记得(jìde)，下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)五号(wǔhào)，我(wǒ)等(děng)你(nǐ)的(de)礼物(lǐwù)。

    Yes, the 5th next month. I'm waiting for your gift.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)记(jì)得(de)这(zhè)是(shì)在(zài)哪(nǎ)一(yì)年(nián)发(fā)生(shēng)的(de)吗(ma)？

Do you remember which year it happened?

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by RobOwenKing · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)还(hái)记(jì)得(de)我(wǒ)和(hé)你(nǐ)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)野(yě)餐(cān)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)。

I can still remember the time when we went on a picnic together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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记
jì

to record; to note

得
dé

to obtain; to get

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