记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīnto remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)

1. 1.

   to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)idiom

Figurative meaning

To remain fresh in one's memory.

Literal meaning

Memory still new.

• 记to remember
• 忆memory
• 犹still; yet
• 新new

No attested origin story

记忆犹新 often follows 对 or 还, as in 那件事我还记忆犹新, to stress that a past scene still feels clear.

1. HSK 4

   十年前的那次旅行，我至今记忆犹新。

   Shí nián qián de nà cì lǚxíng, wǒ zhìjīn jì yì yóu xīn.

   That trip ten years ago still remains fresh in my memory.

2. HSK 3

   老师的话，同学们记忆犹新。

   Lǎoshī de huà, tóngxuémen jì yì yóu xīn.

   The teacher's words remain fresh in the students' memory.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你还记得第一次上台吗？

   Nǐ hái jìde dì-yī cì shàngtái ma?

   Do you still remember your first time on stage?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   记得，到现在还记忆犹新。

   Jìde, dào xiànzài hái jì yì yóu xīn.

   Yes; it still remains fresh in my memory.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   当时紧张吗？

   Dāngshí jǐnzhāng ma?

   Were you nervous then?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   特别紧张，手都在抖。

   Tèbié jǐnzhāng, shǒu dōu zài dǒu.

   Extremely nervous; my hands were shaking.

1. 1.What does 记忆犹新 mean?

   ATo remain fresh in one's memoryBTo detest bitterly; to abhorCIt goes without saying
2. 2.Which sentence uses 记忆犹新 correctly?

   A童年的夏天，我至今记忆犹新。B他把钥匙记忆犹新地放进包里。C明天记忆犹新地下雪。
3. 3.Which idiom fits best? 那场比赛虽已过去很久，观众仍____。 (Though the match was long ago, it still remains fresh in the audience's memory.)

   A记忆犹新B深恶痛绝C不言而喻

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