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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 忘记 wàng jì 忘记 wàng jì to forget Direct opposite in meaning: to forget.: to forget

Register variants

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

Synonyms

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• 回忆 huí yì 回忆 huí yì 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.: to recall

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

• 记忆犹新 记忆犹新 jì yì yóu xīn: to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
• USB记忆棒 USB记忆棒 u s b jì yì bàng: USB flash drive
• 工作记忆 工作记忆 gōng zuò jì yì: working memory
• 快速记忆法 快速记忆法 kuài sù jì yì fǎ: mnemotechnic method
• 快闪记忆体 快闪记忆体 kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ: (computing) flash memory
• 快闪记忆体盘 快闪记忆体盘 kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ pán: (computing) flash drive
• 短时语音记忆 短时语音记忆 duǎn shí yǔ yīn jì yì: short-term phonological memory
• 记忆力 记忆力 jì yì lì: faculty of memory; ability to remember
• 记忆化 记忆化 jì yì huà: memoization (computing)
• 记忆器 记忆器 jì yì qì: memristor (memory transistor)
• 记忆广度 记忆广度 jì yì guǎng dù: memory span
• 记忆电路 记忆电路 jì yì diàn lù: memory circuit
• 随机存取记忆体 随机存取记忆体 suí jī cún qǔ jì yì tǐ: random access memory (RAM)

Child Words of 记忆

• 记 记 jì: to record
• 忆 忆 yì: to recollect