yì

忆

Character · VerbTraditional憶

recall; remember; memory

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to recall; to think back

Often used in compounds to describe the act of remembering past events or reflecting on history.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
huí回
yì忆
guò过
qù去
de的
měi美
hǎo好
shí时
guāng光
 。

He likes to recall the good times of the past.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhuī追
yì忆
nà那
xiē些
wèi为
guó国
juān捐
qū躯
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
 。

We must recall the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country.

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Bú不
yào要
zǒng总
shì是
huí回
yì忆
nà那
xiē些
bù不
kāi开
xīn心
de的
shì事
qíng情
 。

Don't always think back on those unhappy things.

Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
duì对
tóng童
nián年
zuì最
shēn深
kè刻
de的
huí回
yì忆
 。

This is my deepest recollection of my childhood.

Lǎo老
rén人
cháng常
cháng常
yì忆
qǐ起
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
de的
rì日
zi子
 。

The old man often thinks back to the days when he was young.

2.

verb

to remember; to keep in memory

Used in words related to the faculty of memory or the act of retaining information.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
jì记
yì忆
fēi非
cháng常
shēn深
kè刻
 。

This incident left a very deep impression on my memory.

Suí随
zhe着
nián年
líng龄
zēng增
zhǎng长
 ,
tā他
de的
jì记
yì忆
lì力
kāi开
shǐ始
shuāi衰
tuì退
 。

As he aged, his memory began to decline.

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Wǒ我
duì对
nà那
gè个
dì地
fāng方
de的
jì记
yì忆
yǐ已
jīng经
mó模
hú糊
le了
 。

My memory of that place has become blurred.

Kàn看
dào到
zhè这
zhāng张
zhào照
piàn片
 ,
gōu勾
qǐ起
le了
wǒ我
duì对
jiā家
xiāng乡
de的
jì记
yì忆
 。

Seeing this photo brought back my memories of my hometown.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
 ,
tí提
gāo高
jì记
yì忆
xiào效
lǜ率
 。

We must study hard to improve our memory efficiency.