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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'record' with 记录 (jìlù)

    Actions & Events

    Structure

    记录 + Object / Modifier + 记录

    Explanation

    The word 记录 (jìlù) means 'record' or 'to record' and can function as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a written account or documentation of events or data. As a verb, it means the act of writing down or documenting information.

    Examples

    • 请把会议内容详细记录下来。

      Qǐng bǎ huìyì nèiróng xiángxì jìlù xiàlái.

      Please record the contents of the meeting in detail.

    • 医生查看了病人的住院记录。

      Yīshēng chákànle bìngrén de zhùyuàn jìlù.

      The doctor reviewed the patient's hospitalization records.

    • 她打破了女子百米短跑的世界记录。

      Tā dǎpòle nǚzǐ bǎimǐ duǎnpǎo de shìjiè jìlù.

      She broke the world record in the women's 100-meter sprint.

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