recall; recollect; reminisce
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to recall; to recollect; to reminisce
literaryOften used to describe remembering past events with a sense of nostalgia. Slightly more literary than 回想.
Lǎo老
rén人
dú独
zì自
zuò坐
zài在
yáo摇
yǐ椅
shàng上
yì忆
xiǎng想
wǎng往
shì事
。
The old man sat alone in the rocking chair reminiscing about the past.
Huí回
dào到
gù故
xiāng乡
，
wǒ我
bù不
jīn禁
yì忆
xiǎng想
tóng童
nián年
de的
kuài快
lè乐
shí时
guāng光
。
Returning to my hometown, I couldn't help but recall the happy days of my childhood.
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Tā他
cháng常
cháng常
yì忆
xiǎng想
nà那
wèi位
ēn恩
shī师
duì对
tā他
de的
jiào教
huì诲
。
He often recalls that respected teacher's instructions to him.