souvenir; keepsake; memento
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
souvenir; keepsake; memento
dialectRegional term used in northern Chinese dialects. The second character is pronounced with a neutral tone. Equivalent to standard Mandarin 纪念品.
Zhè这
běn本
huà画
cè册
sòng送
gěi给
nǐ你
zuò做
ge个
niàn念
wu物
ba吧
。
I'm giving you this album as a keepsake.
Zhè这
shì是
tā他
lín临
zǒu走
shí时
liú留
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
niàn念
wu物
。
This is the memento he left me when he departed.
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Chū出
mén门
zài在
wài外
，
zǒng总
děi得
mǎi买
diǎn点
niàn念
wu物
huí回
qù去
sòng送
gěi给
qīn亲
péng朋
hǎo好
yǒu友
。
When traveling away from home, you should always buy some souvenirs to bring back for relatives and friends.