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記念

简记念 · 繁記念

Mandarin · pinyin jì niàn#

to commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of 紀念 jì niàn)

Mandarin · pinyin jì nian#

to keep thinking of; to miss

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記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
念: niàn · think of, recall, study
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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4–4 · ji4 nian4

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gei3 nim6

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verb

to commemorate; to mark; to remember

noun

souvenir; memento; keepsake

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