记忆犹新 jìyì-yóuxīn to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
How to remember 记忆犹新: 记 remember + 忆 to remember + 犹 similar to + 新 new = to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom).
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- Idiom: a memory still feels fresh, as if it just happened - 那件事我至今记忆犹新 (nà jiàn shì wǒ zhìjīn jìyì-yóuxīn) I remember that incident vividly to this day.
- 犹 (yóu) here = still/as if. Typically follows the event described, often with 至今 (zhìjīn, up to now) or 令人 (lìng rén, makes one).
- Written/formal flavor; used for striking or emotional past events, not trivial ones.