Chinese word

笔记

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǐ jì

Meaning

  • nounnotes

Example

我在笔记里记下明天要带的东西。wǒ zài bǐ jì lǐ jì xià míng tiān yào dài de dōng xī

I write down what I need to bring tomorrow in my notes.

Illustration for 笔记 (notes)

More examples

上课后我会看笔记，复习老师讲的内容。shàng kè hòu wǒ huì kàn bǐ jì fù xí lǎo shī jiǎng de nèi róng

After class, I will look at my notes to review what the teacher taught.

Core concept

A page, file, or collection that holds the important parts of a lesson, meeting, or idea.

Common phrases

  • 做笔记zuò bǐ jì

    take notes

  • 看笔记kàn bǐ jì

    look at notes

  • 抄笔记chāo bǐ jì

    copy notes

Similar words

记录jì lù: A written record of an event or of what people said.
笔记本bǐ jì běn: A small book of pages used for writing down notes and information.

Definition in Chinese

在学习或开会时，把听到或想到的要点用文字简短记录下来，以便复习和整理。zài xué xí huò kāi huì shí bǎ tīng dào huò xiǎng dào de yào diǎn yòng wén zì jián duǎn jì lù xià lái yǐ biàn fù xí hé zhéng lǐ

Word origin

笔记 (bǐjì, "notes") is formed from 笔 (bǐ, "pen") + 记 (jì, "to record"), giving the idea of written information kept for later use.

Usage tips

  • Chinese study notes usually collect key points rather than every spoken sentence, which helps separate them from a full transcript.

Other meanings

  • notebooknoun
  • recordnoun

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