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(jì de) - to remember, to recall in Mandarin

de

Traditional: 記得

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Translation

to remember, to recall

Word origin

记得 means 'to remember': 记 (jì, 'to record, to note', with 讠the speech radical and 己 jǐ as phonetic) plus 得 (de/dé, a resultative complement). Together: to have something noted in mind.

Origin
compound
Root
记 (jì, to record: 讠speech + 己 phonetic) + 得 (de, resultative)

Stroke order

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Examples

Do you remember?

I can't remember.

Please remember to bring water.

Do you still remember that shop?

xìng

I remember his surname is Wang.

记得 (jì de) means to remember, to recall. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 5.