Chinese word dictionary

记忆

jìyì · to remember; to recall; memory

Practice word

Word information

Simplified记忆

Traditional記憶

Pinyinjìyì

Part of speech动、名

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

记jì

mark, sign; to note, to record

忆yì

to remember, to reflect upon; memory

How to learn 记忆

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

记得jìde

to remember

笔记bǐjì

to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]

笔记本bǐjìběn

notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3])

记jì

to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots

忘记wàngjì

to forget

回忆huíyì

to recall; memories; CL:個|个[ge4]