Usage note
记忆表示记住的事情或能力。
jì yì biǎo shì jì zhù de shì qíng huò néng lì。
记忆 means memory or the ability to remember.
Context note
记忆常用于学习、回忆和脑力。
jì yì cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 huí yì hé nǎo lì。
It is often used with study, recall, and mental ability.
5 examples
他的记忆很好。
tā de jì yì hěn hǎo。
His memory is very good.
我记忆这个字。
wǒ jì yì zhè ge zì。
I remember this character.
记忆会变淡。
jì yì huì biàn dàn。
Memories can fade.
这段记忆很重要。
zhè duàn jì yì hěn zhòng yào。
This memory is very important.
记忆需要练习。
jì yì xū yào liàn xí。
Memory needs practice.
5 mini stories
老师说，记忆单词要常常复习。
lǎo shī shuō， jì yì dān cí yào cháng cháng fù xí。
The teacher said vocabulary memory needs frequent review.
这件事留在他的记忆里。
zhè jiàn shì liú zài tā de jì yì lǐ。
This matter stayed in his memory.
孩子的记忆力很强。
hái zi de jì yì lì hěn qiáng。
The child's memory is strong.
他把记忆写在本子上。
tā bǎ jì yì xiě zài běn zi shàng。
He wrote the memory down in his notebook.
好的记忆来自认真学习。
hǎo de jì yì lái zì rèn zhēn xué xí。
Good memory comes from serious study.
Mini dialogue
美好记忆
A
你还记得我们去年去海边玩吗？那是很美好的记忆。
Nǐ hái jìde wǒmen qùnián qù hǎibiān wán ma? Nà shì hěn měihǎo de jìyì.
Do you still remember we went to the beach last year? That is a very beautiful memory.
B
当然记得！我永远不会忘记那些快乐的记忆。
Dāngrán jìde! Wǒ yǒngyuǎn bù huì wàngjì nàxiē kuàilè de jìyì.
Of course I remember! I will never forget those happy memories.
锻炼记忆
A
你怎么有这么好的记忆？
Nǐ zěnme yǒu zhème hǎo de jìyì?
How do you have such a good memory?
B
我每天读书，这样可以锻炼记忆。
Wǒ měitiān dúshū, zhèyàng kěyǐ duànliàn jìyì.
I read every day, this can exercise memory.
Related words and contrasts
similar
回忆
huí yì
recall, recollect
回忆 often means to think back about past events.
opposite
忘记
wàng jì
forget
忘记 is the opposite of remembering.
related
记住
jì zhù
remember, memorize
记住 means to keep something in memory.