This is the 1933rd most frequent Chinese word.
想起
"To recall" or "to think of."
The word '想起' in this sentence means 'to recall' or 'to think of something that has happened in the past.' The usage here emphasizes a spontaneous remembrance of a prior experience.
我突然想起了小时候的一些趣事。
I suddenly recalled some interesting events from my childhood.
The word '想起' here implies that a current external stimulus triggered the memory of a past experience. It reflects an associative memory process.
听到这首歌，我又想起了那些美好的时光。
Hearing this song made me recall those beautiful times.
'想起' in this sentence is used in the negative form ('想不起来'), which indicates the inability to retrieve specific information or recall a detail from memory.