历历在目

lì lì zài mù

as vivid as if it were happening before your eyes

Character by character

历lì
clear

在zài
before

目mù
eyes

十年过去了，那天的情景仍然历历在目。

Ten years on, the scene that day is still vivid in my mind.

Tone: neutral.

For memories that stay sharp. Its close partner is 记忆犹新, still fresh in the memory.

Learn this in Lesson 85 · HSK 6–7: 共同的记忆 (Shared memories, 2003–2022)

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