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記事

简记事 · 繁記事

Mandarin · pinyin jì shì

to keep a record of events
record
to start to form memories (after one's infancy)

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記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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4–4 · ji4 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei3 si6

Cantonese word readings for 記事. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to keep a record of events; to make a memorandum

noun

record of events; chronicle (Classifier: 個／个)

verb

to start to form memories after one's infancy

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