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    Using 记录 (jìlù) to mean "record"

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    Explanation

    记录 (jìlù) can function as both a noun meaning "record" and a verb meaning "to record." As a noun, it refers to a documented achievement or a written account. For example, 创造了记录 means "set a record."

    Examples

    • 她打破了学校的百米跑步记录。

      tā dǎpò le xuéxiào de bǎimǐ pǎobù jìlù.

      She broke the school's 100-meter running record.

    • 这份记录详细地写了每天的天气变化。

      zhè fèn jìlù xiángxì de xiě le měitiān de tiānqì biànhuà.

      This record documented the daily weather changes in detail.

    • 医院保存着每位病人的健康记录。

      yīyuàn bǎocún zhe měi wèi bìngrén de jiànkāng jìlù.

      The hospital keeps health records for every patient.

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