死記硬背 [－记－－]

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Pinyin sǐ jì yìng bèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to learn by rote
  2. to mechanically memorize
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to memorise without understanding; to learn by rote; to cram
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    数学不只是死记硬背公式。
    數學不只是死記硬背公式。
    shù xué bù zhǐ shì sǐ jì yìng bèi gōng shì 。
    • Mathematics is not just the memorization of formulas.
  2. Mandarin
    你应该宁可用词汇来造句，也不要试着死记硬背。
    你應該寧可用詞彙來造句，也不要試着死記硬背。
    nǐ yīng gāi nìng kě yòng cí huì lái zào jù ， yě bù yào shì zhe sǐ jì yìng bèi 。
    • You should use words to make sentences, rather than try to learn them with rote memorisation.