记住

記住

jìzhù

verb HSK 1 #886

Meanings

住 as a complement means the action is firmly completed — memory is locked in.

请记住这个词。

Qǐng jìzhù zhège cí.

Please remember this word.

我记住了你的名字。

Wǒ jìzhù le nǐ de míngzi.

I've remembered your name.

这个密码太长了，我记不住。

Zhège mìmǎ tài cháng le, wǒ jìbuzhù.

This password is too long, I can't remember it.

grammar

记住 emphasizes successfully committing something to memory. Its potential forms are 记得住 (can remember) and 记不住 (can't remember).

记 jì

住 zhù