忘记 meaning in English

wàngjì

to forget

HSK 1verbTraditional 忘記12 strokes

Meaning of 忘记

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wàngjì

to forget

How to use 忘记

忘记 is a common verb for forgetting facts, things to do, or objects, and it often takes 了 to show the forgetting already happened. Example: 我忘记带钥匙了。(Wǒ wàngjì dài yàoshi le.) I forgot to bring my keys.

忘 has 亡 (wáng, gone) on top of 心 (xīn, heart), so something has gone from your heart and mind. 记 has 讠 (speech) beside 己, a hint that you keep words in memory, so 忘记 means memory that has slipped away.

Common mistake: Learners often write the top of 忘 as 亡 squeezed incorrectly or confuse 忘 with 忙 (máng, busy), which puts 亡 beside the heart radical 忄 instead of above 心. Also note the tones: both syllables are fourth tone, wàngjì.

忘记 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ总zǒng是shì忘wàng记jì别bié人rén的de名míng字zì。

I'm always forgetting people's names.

我wǒ们men永yǒng远yuǎn不bú会huì忘wàng记jì你nǐ的de亲qīn切qiè。

We'll never forget your kindness.

他tā忘wàng记jì给gěi她tā买mǎi过guò一yí个gè礼lǐ物wù了le。

He forgot that he bought her a present.

我wǒ忘wàng记jì了le给gěi你nǐ买mǎi个gè礼lǐ物wù。

I forgot to buy you a gift.

你nǐ已yǐ经jīng忘wàng记jì了le一yī切qiè吗ma？

Did you already forget all of it?

Stroke order for each character

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忘 wàng · to forget · 7 strokes

记 jì · to record · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 忘记.

记得	jìde	to remember
记住	jìzhù	to remember; to bear in mind
笔记	bǐjì	to take down (in writing); notes
笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦\|笔记本电脑[bi
记录	jìlù	to record; record (esp. a written account)
记者	jìzhě	reporter; journalist
日记	rìjì	diary
登记	dēngjì	to register (one's name)
记载	jìzǎi	to write down; to record
记忆	jìyì	to remember; to recall; memory
难忘	nánwàng	unforgettable
忘掉	wàngdiào	to forget

Questions about 忘记

What does 忘记 mean?

忘记 (wàngjì) means "to forget" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 忘记?

忘记 is made of 2 characters: 忘 (7 strokes), 记 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 忘记 an HSK word?

Yes. 忘记 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 忘记 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 忘记 is written 忘記.

What is the difference between 忘记 and 忘了?

忘了 is 忘 plus the particle 了, and in speech it is often used instead of 忘记了. 忘记 sounds slightly fuller and is common in both writing and speech.

How do I say "don't forget" in Chinese?

Say 别忘记 (bié wàngjì) or more casually 别忘了 (bié wàng le). For example, 别忘了给我打电话 (bié wàng le gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà) means "don't forget to call me."