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    Using 记载 (jìzǎi) to express "record" or "documentation"

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    Explanation

    The noun 记载 (jìzǎi) means "record" or "written account," referring to information documented in historical or official texts. It can also be used as a verb meaning "to record" or "to document." For example, 有了记载 means "there are records of it."

    Examples

    • 关于这件事，历史上有很多详细的记载。

      Guānyú zhè jiàn shì, lìshǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō xiángxì de jìzǎi.

      Regarding this matter, there are many detailed records in history.

    • 据古书记载，这座城市已有两千年的历史。

      Jù gǔshū jìzǎi, zhè zuò chéngshì yǐ yǒu liǎngqiān nián de lìshǐ.

      According to ancient texts, this city has a history of two thousand years.

    • 这是目前已知最早的文字记载。

      Zhè shì mùqián yǐzhī zuìzǎo de wénzì jìzǎi.

      This is the earliest known written record to date.

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