Definition
记住 is a resultative verb compound (动结式): 记 (to remember) + 住 (to hold/stay). It means 'to commit to memory'. You can separate the two syllables by inserting 得 or 不 to form the potential complement — 记得住 means 'can remember', 记不住 means 'cannot remember'. Use this pattern when talking about ability to remember, not just the action.
v
to rememberto bear in mindto learn by heart
Examples
- 记住。Qǐng jì zhu zhèxiē shēngcí.Please remember these new words.
- 记住。Tā jì zhu le wǒ de míngzì.He remembered my name.
- 。Wǒ jì bú zhù nàme duō dāncí.I can't remember that many words.
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