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The Chinese word "笔记" is formed from the character "笔" (bǐ), meaning "pen" or "writing tool", and "记" (jì), meaning "to record" or "to remember"; the combination literally denotes the act of writing down information, hence meaning "notes" or "notetaking".

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这是我的课堂笔记。

Zhè shì wǒ de kètáng bǐjì.

This is my class notes.

我每天都会写笔记。

Wǒ měitiān dōu huì xiě bǐjì.

I write notes every day.

她的笔记总是很整洁。

Tā de bǐjì zǒngshì hěn zhěngjié.

Her notes are always very neat.

老师提醒我们要做好课堂笔记。

Lǎoshī tíxǐng wǒmen yào zuò hǎo kètáng bǐjì.

The teacher reminded us to take good class notes.

为了复习考试，我仔细整理了所有的笔记。

Wèile fùxí kǎoshì, wǒ zǐxì zhěnglǐ le suǒyǒu de bǐjì.

In order to review for the exam, I carefully organized all my notes.

Word Definition - 笔记

bǐ jì notes; take notes; notebook

Individual Character Details

笔 bǐ
记 jì