念念不忘

niànniàn-búwàng

idiom HSK 7-9 #15,507

Meanings

HSK 1

他对那件事念念不忘。

Tā duì nà jiàn shì niànniàn-búwàng.

He can't stop thinking about that matter.

HSK 5

念念不忘，必有回响。

Niànniàn-búwàng, bì yǒu huíxiǎng.

If you never forget, there will surely be an echo. (Persistence pays off.)

memory

念念 (think think, repeatedly thinking) + 不忘 (not forget) = constantly thinking and never forgetting.

culture

The phrase 念念不忘，必有回响 is from the movie "The Grandmaster" (一代宗师) and has become a widely quoted expression meaning persistence will be rewarded.

念 niàn

不 bù

忘 wàng