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(wàng jì) - forget in Mandarin

wàng

Traditional: 忘記

Line drawing of 忘记
Coloured illustration of 忘记
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

Stroke order for 忘

Stroke order for 记

Examples

I forgot his name.

Don't forget to bring the keys.

She forgot our appointment.

I forgot to close the door.

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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This word is part of lesson 16.