死記硬背

to learn by rote / to mechanically memorize

to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

variant of 背[bei1]

to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder

the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing

hard / stiff / strong / firm / resolutely / doggedly / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial

to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots

to learn by rote / to cram