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verb HSK 3
Traditional 記得
jì de
to remember · to recall

Meaning

记得 means to remember or recall something from the past. It's used when you retain a memory of an event, fact, or piece of information. Unlike 想起来 (to suddenly remember), 记得 simply indicates that you have a memory of something.

Usage

记得 is very commonly used in everyday conversation. It often appears in questions like '你记得吗？' (Do you remember?) and can be followed by a noun, verb phrase, or clause. It's neutral in register and appropriate for both formal and casual contexts.

Examples

  1. 01
    你还记得我们第一次见面的地方吗？
    Nǐ hái jì de wǒ men dì yī cì jiàn miàn de dì fāng ma?
    Do you still remember the place where we first met?
  2. 02
    我记得他说过下周要出差。
    Wǒ jì de tā shuō guò xià zhōu yào chū chāi.
    I remember he said he's going on a business trip next week.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 记得清楚
    jì de qīng chu
    to remember clearly
  • 还记得
    hái jì de
    still remember
  • 不记得
    bù jì de
    don't remember
  • 记得吗
    jì de ma
    do you remember?

Antonyms

Origin

记 originally meant 'to record' or 'to write down,' from the semantic component 言 (speech) and 己 (self). Combined with 得 as a complement, 记得 literally suggests 'to have recorded/retained' something in one's mind.

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