记住

記住

jìzhù

verb HSK 1 #886

Meanings

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

HSK 1

我记住了你的名字。

Wǒ jìzhù le nǐ de míngzi.

I've remembered your name.

HSK 2

请记住这个词。

Qǐng jìzhù zhège cí.

Please remember this word.

HSK 4

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