Definition

1. Verb:
   • To engrave deeply on one's memory: To imprint or fix something (such as a thought, image, or lesson) so permanently and vividly in one's mind that it cannot be forgotten.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi sẽ ghi tạc lời khuyên của thầy. (I will engrave my teacher's advice deeply in my memory.)
  • Hình ảnh đó đã được ghi tạc trong tâm trí cô ấy. (That image has been engraved deeply in her mind.)
  • Bài học từ lịch sử cần được ghi tạc. (The lesson from history must be engraved deeply in our memory.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in a figurative, emotional, or moral context. It describes a conscious or profound act of committing something to memory due to its great importance or emotional impact.

Variants and Related Words

• Ghi nhớ (v): to remember, to memorize (a more general and common term for remembering).
• Khắc cốt ghi tâm (idiomatic phrase): to engrave in the bone and inscribe in the heart; an even stronger idiom meaning to remember something forever.

Synonyms

• To etch in one's memory: To fix something firmly in the mind.
• To imprint on one's mind: To establish a lasting memory or impression.
• To remember forever: To retain in memory permanently.

Related Idioms

• Khắc cốt ghi tâm: To remember eternally; to be unforgettable.
  • Ân tình ấy tôi xin khắc cốt ghi tâm. (I will etch that kindness in my bone and inscribe it in my heart forever.)

1. Engrave deeply on one's memory