record events; narrate history
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to record events; to put down in writing
Often refers to the act of systematically documenting events or information.
Gǔ古
dài代
shǐ史
guān官
de的
yī一
xiàng项
zhòng重
yào要
zhí职
zé责
jiù就
shì是
jì纪
shì事
。
An important duty of ancient historians was to record events.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
jiān坚
chí持
xiě写
rì日
jì记
lái来
jì纪
shì事
。
He persists in keeping a diary every day to record events.
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Zhè这
běn本
shǒu手
cè册
yòng用
lái来
jì纪
shì事
dāng当
dì地
de的
mín民
sú俗
huó活
dòng动
。
This handbook is used to record local folk activities.
verb
to narrate historical events; to chronicle
Specifically refers to the narration or description of the process of historical events, often in a literary or historical context.
Zhè这
bù部
shǐ史
shī诗
shēng生
dòng动
de地
jì纪
shì事
le了
wáng王
cháo朝
de的
xīng兴
shuāi衰
。
This epic vividly chronicles the rise and fall of the dynasty.
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
xiě写
yī一
běn本
shū书
lái来
jì纪
shì事
zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
quán全
guò过
chéng程
。
He is writing a book to narrate the entire process of this war.
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Jì纪
lù录
piàn片
yīng应
gāi该
kè客
guān观
de地
jì纪
shì事
zhēn真
shí实
fā发
shēng生
de的
shì事
jiàn件
。
Documentaries should objectively chronicle events that truly happened.