Chinese Conversation · Level 60
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Chinese word
回忆
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuí yì
Meaning
- nounmemories
Example
我有很多回忆，都是关于小时候的。wǒ yǒu hěn duō huí yì dōu shì guān yú xiǎo shí hòu de
I have lots of memories, all about my childhood.
More examples
多年以后，那些回忆仍然清晰。duō nián yǐ hòu nà xiē huí yì réng rán qīng xī
Years later, those memories are still vivid.
Core concept
An inner album whose past scenes can be opened again, often with emotion.
Common phrases
美好回忆méi hǎo huí yì
fond memories
痛苦的回忆tòng kǔ de huí yì
painful memories
模糊的回忆mó hú de huí yì
hazy memories
Similar words
记忆jì yì: Stored knowledge of past events or facts in the mind.
印象yìn xiàng: A feeling or mental image left by a thing or event.
经历jīng lì: A real event or situation personally experienced.
经验jīng yàn: Knowledge or a useful way of doing things learned through experience.
Definition in Chinese
对过去经历或事情的记忆，常带有情感色彩，也可指回想这些记忆的过程。duì guò qù jīng lì huò shì qíng de jì yì cháng dài yǒu qíng gǎn sè cǎi yě kě zhǐ huí xiǎng zhè xiē jì yì de guò chéng
Word origin
回 (huí, "return") points backward, while 忆 (yì, "remember") supplies the act of holding something in the mind, so their combination links past events with their return to thought.
Usage tips
- Chinese often uses one form for both a remembered experience and the act of bringing it back to mind, while English usually marks this difference with separate noun and verb forms.