记忆

jì yì

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to remember
2. to recall
3. memory

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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to forget

Direct opposite in meaning: to forget.

Register variants

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to record

记 is a shorter, more colloquial verb for 'to remember' or 'to record', whereas 记忆 is more formal or literary.

Synonyms

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to recall

In the sense of recollecting past experiences, 记忆 is more about the faculty or act of remembering, while 回忆 emphasizes a conscious act of recalling specific memories.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Beginners often confuse 记忆 (memory/recall, more abstract) with 记 (to remember/concrete). Use 记住 for 'to memorize/remember something specific', not 记忆.

Formality

As a verb, 记忆 is formal and often found in written or psychological contexts; in casual speech, 记 or 记住 are more natural for 'remember'.

Example Sentences

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他的记忆能力非常好。

His memory ability is very good.

那段记忆在我的脑海中浮现。

That memory emerged in my mind.

我们可以通过练习来强化记忆。

We can strengthen memory through practice.

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Words Containing 记忆

jì yì yóu xīn

to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)

u s b jì yì bàng

USB flash drive

gōng zuò jì yì

working memory

快速记忆法

kuài sù jì yì fǎ

mnemotechnic method

快闪记忆体

kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ

(computing) flash memory

快闪记忆体盘

kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ pán

(computing) flash drive

短时语音记忆

duǎn shí yǔ yīn jì yì

short-term phonological memory

faculty of memory; ability to remember

memoization (computing)

memristor (memory transistor)

jì yì guǎng dù

memory span

jì yì diàn lù

memory circuit

随机存取记忆体

suí jī cún qǔ jì yì tǐ

random access memory (RAM)

Child Words of 记忆

to record

to recollect