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纪念

jì niàn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 紀念

纪念 (jì niàn) means "to commemorate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 纪念 means

1. to commemorate; to honor the memory of
2. memento; keepsake; souvenir

The characters in 纪念

• 纪jìorder; discipline; age
• 念niànto read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)

Example sentences

• 周年纪念很重要。
  Anniversaries are important.
• 他带回了一些纪念品。
  Tā dàihuí le yīxiē jìniànpǐn.
  He brought back several souvenirs.
• 端午节是纪念屈原的。
  Duānwǔjié shì jìniàn Qū Yuán de.
  The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Qu Yuan.
• 旅馆里面有纪念品商店吗?
  Lǚguǎn lǐmiàn yǒu jìniànpǐn shāngdiàn ma?
  Is there a souvenir shop in the hotel?
• 你觉得她最想要什么纪念品？
  Nǐ juéde tā zuì xiǎng yào shénme jìniànpǐn?
  What souvenir do you think she would like most?
• 你觉得她最想要什幺纪念品？
  What souvenir do you think she would like most?

Words starting with 纪念

• 纪念碑jì niàn bēimonument
• 纪念品jì niàn pǐnsouvenir; memento
• 纪念馆jì niàn guǎnmemorial hall; commemorative museum
• 纪念日jì niàn rìday of commemoration; memorial day
• 纪念堂jì niàn tángmemorial hall; mausoleum
• 纪念册jì niàn cècommemorative album; autograph book; (graduation) yearbook
• 纪念章jì niàn zhāngmemorial badge; souvenir badge
• 纪念邮票jì niàn yóu piàocommemorative postage stamp
• 纪念币jì niàn bìcommemorative coin
• 纪念奖jì niàn jiǎngtrophy
• 纪念钞jì niàn chāocommemorative banknote

Words containing 纪念

• 受难纪念shòu nán jì niànmemorial
• 结婚纪念日jié hūn jì niàn rìwedding anniversary
• 中正纪念堂Zhōng zhèng Jì niàn tángChiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei
• 亡兵纪念日Wáng bīng Jì niàn rìMemorial Day (American holiday)
• 屈原纪念馆Qū Yuán Jì niàn guǎnQu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭归县
• 阵亡战士纪念日zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rìMemorial Day (American holiday)
• 人民英雄纪念碑Rén mín Yīng xióng Jì niàn bēiMonument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square
• 西藏百万农奴解放纪念日Xī zàng Bǎi wàn Nóng nú Jiě Fàng Jì niàn rìSerf Liberation Day (PRC)

Sounds the same

Read jì niàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 记念to commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of 纪念

Where 纪念 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Reporting, Documentation & Records (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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