Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To remember (something) for the rest of one's life; to have an unforgettable memory: This phrase describes a memory so profound, intense, or significant that it is etched permanently in one's mind and will never be forgotten.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Chuyến đi đó thật tuyệt vời, tôi sẽ nhớ đời. (That trip was wonderful, I will remember it for the rest of my life.)
  • Lần bị lạc trong rừng là một trải nghiệm nhớ đời. (Getting lost in the forest was an unforgettable experience.)
  • Bài học đó khiến tôi nhớ đời. (That lesson made me remember it forever.)

Advanced Usage

• "một kỷ niệm nhớ đời": an unforgettable memory.

  • Đó là một kỷ niệm nhớ đời đối với tất cả chúng tôi. (That was an unforgettable memory for all of us.)

• "cho nhớ đời": (to do something to someone) so they will never forget (often used as a threat or warning).

  • Nếu còn tái phạm, tôi sẽ cho cậu nhớ đời. (If you do it again, I'll make sure you never forget it.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhớ (verb): to remember, to miss (someone).

  • Tôi nhớ bạn rất nhiều. (I miss you a lot.)

• Khó quên (adjective phrase): hard to forget, memorable.

  • Đó là một bộ phim khó quên. (That was a memorable film.)

• Ghi lòng tạc dạ (idiom): to engrave in one's heart and mind (a more literary synonym).

  • Lời dạy của thầy tôi ghi lòng tạc dạ. (My teacher's lesson is engraved in my heart and mind.)

Synonyms

• Khắc cốt ghi tâm (idiom): to engrave in one's bones and remember in one's heart (meaning to remember forever).
• Nhớ mãi: to remember forever.

Related Phrases

• Nhớ như in: to remember as clearly as if it were printed (to remember vividly).
  • Tôi vẫn nhớ như in khuôn mặt anh ấy. (I still remember his face vividly.)

Related Idioms

• Nhớ đời nhớ kiếp: to remember for this life and the next (emphasizing the permanence of the memory).
  • Ân nghĩa ấy tôi nhớ đời nhớ kiếp. (I will remember that kindness for this life and the next.)

1. Remember (something) all one's life