Chinese Conversation · Level 33
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Chinese word
记得
Pronunciation
Pinyinjì de
Meaning
- verbremember
Example
你记得他的名字吗？nǐ jì de tā de míng zì ma
Do you remember his name?
More examples
我记得他的电话号码。wǒ jì de tā de diàn huà hào mǎ
I remember his phone number.
Core concept
A name, event, or fact is kept within reach of the mind, ready to return when needed or held there so it is not forgotten.
Common phrases
记得他的名字jì de tā de míng zì
remember his name
记得电话号码jì de diàn huà hào mǎ
remember the phone number
记得吃药jì de chī yào
remember to take medicine
Similar words
记住jì zhù: Making something stay in mind so it will not be forgotten.
想起xiáng qǐ: Bringing a person, event, or fact back to mind from the past.
Definition in Chinese
在需要时能想起某人、某事或信息，也可用于提醒不忘记某事。zài xū yào shí néng xiáng qǐ mǒu rén mǒu shì huò xìn xī yě kě yòng yú tí xǐng bú wàng jì mǒu shì
Word origin
The compound 记得 (jìde, "remember") combines the idea of recording or keeping something in mind with a complement that marks the resulting state, linking memory storage to later recall.
Usage tips
- The reminder pattern 记得 (jìde, "remember") plus an action is natural in Chinese, while English normally uses remember to before the action.
Other meanings
- keep in mindverb
- recallverb
Opposites
- 忘记wàng jìforgetverb