Usage note
纪念表示记住重要的人或事。
jì niàn biǎo shì jì zhù zhòng yào de rén huò shì。
纪念 means to remember important people or events.
Context note
纪念常用于节日、人物和活动。
jì niàn cháng yòng yú jié rì 、 rén wù hé huó dòng。
It is often used with holidays, people, and events.
5 examples
我们纪念这一天。
wǒ men jì niàn zhè yì tiān。
We commemorate this day.
这张照片很有纪念意义。
zhè zhāng zhào piàn hěn yǒu jì niàn yì yì。
This photo has commemorative value.
大家纪念老师。
dà jiā jì niàn lǎo shī。
Everyone commemorates the teacher.
他买了纪念品。
tā mǎi le jì niàn pǐn。
He bought a souvenir.
纪念活动很感人。
jì niàn huó dòng hěn gǎn rén。
The commemorative activity was touching.
5 mini stories
学校举行纪念活动。
xué xiào jǔ xíng jì niàn huó dòng。
The school held a commemorative event.
她把照片留作纪念。
tā bǎ zhào piàn liú zuò jì niàn。
She kept the photo as a memory.
老师说，纪念不是忘记。
lǎo shī shuō， jì niàn bú shì wàng jì。
The teacher said commemoration is not forgetting.
他们去看纪念碑。
tā men qù kàn jì niàn bēi。
They went to see the monument.
这个礼物很适合纪念。
zhè ge lǐ wù hěn shì hé jì niàn。
This gift is very suitable as a keepsake.
Mini dialogue
纪念照片
A
这张照片是纪念什么的？
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shì jìniàn shénme de?
What does this photo commemorate?
B
纪念我们小学毕业那天。
Jìniàn wǒmen xiǎoxué bìyè nà tiān.
It commemorates the day we graduated from primary school.
种一棵树
A
我们种这棵树是为了纪念什么？
Wǒmen zhòng zhè kē shù shì wèile jìniàn shénme?
What are we planting this tree to commemorate?
B
纪念我们成为好朋友一周年。
Jìniàn wǒmen chéngwéi hǎo péngyou yī zhōunián.
To commemorate one year of being good friends.
Related words and contrasts
related
庆祝
qìng zhù
celebrate
庆祝 is for happy events, while 纪念 can be for remembering people or events.
similar
怀念
huái niàn
cherish the memory of
怀念 is more emotional, often for people.
opposite
忘记
wàng jì
forget
忘记 is the opposite of remembering.