(wàng jì) - forget in Mandarin
wàngjìTraditional: 忘記
HSK 3
#764 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
forget
Word origin
A two-character compound. 忘 (wàng) 'to forget' joins 记 (jì) 'to remember, to record', the pairing emphasising the act of forgetting. 记 has the 言 'speech' radical with 己 (jǐ) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 忘 (wàng, 'to forget') + 记 (jì, 'to remember/record')
Stroke order
忘
记
Examples
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I forgot his name.
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Don't forget to bring the keys.
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She forgot our appointment.
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I forgot to close the door.
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Do not forget to ring your mum.
忘记 (wàng jì) means forget. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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