memory (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
記性
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他有很好的记性，几乎从不忘记事情。 tā yǒu hěn hǎo de jìxìng, jīhū cóng bù wàngjì shìqíng - He has a good memory and hardly ever forgets things.
你的记性真好，居然还记得我生日！ nǐ de jìxìng zhēn hǎo, jūrán hái jìdé wǒ shēngrì - You have a great memory. You even remembered my birthday!
她的记性不太好，经常忘记带钥匙。 tā de jìxìng bù tài hǎo, jīngcháng wàngjì dài yàoshi - Her memory isn’t very good. She often forgets to bring her keys.
老年人的记性会随着年龄变差。 lǎonián rén de jìxìng huì suízhe niánlíng biàn chà - Older people’s memories tend to decline with age.
她的记性真是好，一点都不记仇。 tā de jìxìng zhēn shì hǎo, yīdiǎn dōu bù jìchóu - She has such a good memory that she never holds a grudge.
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记 jì - to remember; to write down, to record; birthmark |
性 xìng - sex; gender; character, nature; quality; (grammar) gender; suffix used to form nouns and adjectives |