死背

sǐbèi
to learn by rote

CEDICT

to force oneself to memorise; to memorise by rote

Wiktionary

拚命强记。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned
2 背 bèi
  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. (slang) unlucky
  7. hard of hearing

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死记 sǐjì
  1. to learn by rote
  2. to cram
死记硬背 sǐjìyìngbèi
  1. to learn by rote
  2. to mechanically memorize