to take down (in writing) · notes · a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches · CL:本 běn

bǐ jì

b+ǐ·3rd tonej+ì·4th tone

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He wrote it down in his notebook.

他把这记在他的笔记本上。

I left the notes in the dormitory. I'll go back and get them now.

我把笔记放在宿舍了，现在回去拿。

I'm running Linux on my laptop.

我在笔记本电脑上运行Linux。

I have a separate notebook for each class.

每堂课我都分别有一本笔记。

My laptop crashed.

我的笔记本电脑发生故障了。

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