心记不如墨记心記不如墨記心記不如墨記

remembering with the heart is not as good as remembering with ink

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Writing things down is more reliable than relying on memory. Like 'the faintest ink is better than the best memory'.

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Simplified: 心记不如墨记
Traditional (Taiwan): 心記不如墨記
Pinyin: xīn jì bùrú mò jì
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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