(jì zhù) - remember, commit to memory in Mandarin

jìzhù

Traditional: 記住

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Translation

remember, commit to memory

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Word origin

记住 means 'to remember firmly': 记 (jì, 'to note', with 讠the speech radical) plus 住 (zhù, 'to stay, to hold fast'), used here as a resultative complement meaning the noting 'sticks'.

Origin
compound
Root
记 (jì, to note) + 住 (zhù, to hold fast, resultative)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 记

记

Stroke order for 住

住

Examples

。

Please remember my number.

。

I memorized this poem.

?

Did you remember it?

。

Please remember this lesson.

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I will remember your kindness.

记住 (jì zhù) means remember, commit to memory. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is taught in chapter 11, lesson 4: 记住, 可怜, 教 and 7 more words.