Definition
记念 is a verb meaning 'to keep thinking of someone or something' — it's a less common variant of 纪念 (jìniàn, 'to commemorate, to remember'). The nuance is more about holding someone in your thoughts or missing them, often with a nostalgic or affectionate tone, rather than the formal commemoration of an event. It's used in literary or emotional contexts, not in everyday conversation. Note that 记念 is not the same as 纪念, which is the standard form for 'commemorate'.
v
to keep thinking ofto miss (with nostalgic or affectionate feeling)
Examples
- ，记念。Tā líkāi duō nián, wǒ réngrán shíshí jì niàn tā.He left many years ago, and I still think of him often.
- 记念。Lǎorén chángcháng jì niàn niánqīng shí de péngyou.The old man often misses the friends of his youth.
- 记念。Tā xiě le yì shǒu shī lái jì niàn gùxiāng.She wrote a poem to remember her hometown.
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