How to say “remember” in Chinese
remember
“Remember” in Chinese is 记得, jì de: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
记得 is read jì de: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “记得”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 记得. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你记得我吗？nǐjìdewǒmaDo you remember me?
- 这件事我至今还记得zhèjiànshìwǒzhìjīnháijìdeI still remember it to this day.
- 我至今还记得那天wǒzhìjīnháijìdenàtiānI still remember that day.
- 我还记得第一次见面的情景wǒháijìdedìyīcìjiànmiàndeqíngjǐngI still remember how we met for the first time.
- 我还记得那天的情景wǒháijìdenàtiāndeqíngjǐngI still remember what it was like that day.
More words from the lesson “Childhood and abroad”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “remember” in Chinese?
“Remember” in Chinese is 记得, pinyin jìde.
What does 记得 mean?
记得 (jìde) means “remember”.
How do you write 记得?
记得 is 2 characters: 记 (jì) — remember, note down; 得 (dé) — get, obtain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 记得?
记得 is read jìde. Tones: jì — fourth tone, de — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“remember” in the lesson “Childhood and abroad”
This word is from the topic “People around you” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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