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记忆

jì yì · ji yi

Traditional 記憶

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to remember; to recall
  2. memory
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The big yellow teapot

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)来(lái)过(guò)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)记忆(jìyì)。

    I came to this teahouse as a child. I remember a little.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)记忆(jìyì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What's in your memory?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)记忆(jìyì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)黄色(huángsè)茶壶(cháhú)。

    In my memory there's a very big yellow teapot.

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)那个(nàge)吗(ma)？

    Is it that one?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！可是(kěshì)记忆(jìyì)里(lǐ)它(tā)比(bǐ)现在(xiànzài)大(dà)很多(hěnduō)。

    Yes! But in my memory it was much bigger than now.

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)也(yě)比(bǐ)现在(xiànzài)小(xiǎo)很多(hěnduō)。

    Because you were also much smaller as a child.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)希(xī)望(wàng)抹(mǒ)去(qù)不(bù)好(hǎo)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)。

He wishes to erase bad memories.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)和(hé)家(jiā)人(rén)一(yì)起(qǐ)创(chuàng)造(zào)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)最(zuì)为(wéi)重(zhòng)要(yào)。

The memories we make with our family are everything.

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

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