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铭记

míng jì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 銘記

铭记 (míng jì) means "to engrave in one's memory". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 铭记 means

1. to engrave in one's memory

The characters in 铭记

• 铭míngto engrave; inscribed motto
• 记jìto record; to note; to memorize

Example sentences

• 这件事他铭记于心。
  Zhè jiàn shì tā míngjì yú xīn.
  The incident was etched in his memory.

Sounds the same

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

• 名妓famous courtesan
• 名记well-known journalist; prominent reporter

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