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忘
wàng
1. to forget
2. to overlook
3. to neglect
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

忘
wàng
to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

健忘
jiànwàng
forgetful
善忘
shànwàng
forgetful
忘八
wàngbā
see [[王八<wángbā>]]
忘却
wàngquè
to forget
忘性
wàngxìng
forgetfulness
忘恩
wàngēn
to be ungrateful
忘情
wàngqíng
unmoved
忘怀
wànghuái
to forget
忘我
wàngwǒ
selflessness
忘掉
wàngdiào
to forget
忘本
wàngběn
to forget one's roots
忘记
wàngjì
to forget
HSK 3
忘餐
wàngcān
to forget one's meals
毋忘
wúwàng
Don't forget! (literary)
淡忘
dànwàng
to be forgotten
遗忘
yíwàng
to become forgotten
难忘
nánwàng
unforgettable
健忘症
jiànwàngzhèng
amnesia
备忘录
bèiwànglù
memorandum
HSK 6
勿忘我
wùwàngwǒ
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)

Example Sentences (6)

对不起，周经理，来机场的路上我才发现忘带护照了。
Duìbuqǐ, Zhōu jīnglǐ, lái jīchǎng de lùshang wǒ cái fāxiàn wàng dài hùzhào le.
Sorry, Manager Zhou, I just realized on the way to the airport that I forgot my passport.
Text 3
真是对不起，我不是故意的，今天早上我忘戴眼镜了，看不清楚。
Zhēn shì duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù shì gùyì de, jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ wàng dài yǎnjìng le, kàn bù qīngchu.
I'm really sorry, I didn't mean it. This morning I forgot to wear my glasses and couldn't see clearly.
Text 3
但是每次上课时，总会有学生忘了拿铅笔，
Dàn shì měi cì shàng kè shí, zǒng huì yǒu xué shēng wàng le ná qiān bǐ,
But every time in class, there are always students who forget to bring a pencil,
Text 4
我把手机忘在家里了。
Wǒ bǎ shǒujī wàng zài jiālǐ le.
I left my phone at home.
Text 1
真的啊？我把爸爸的生日忘了。
Zhēn de a? Wǒ bǎ bàba de shēngrì wàng le.
Really? I forgot my dad's birthday.
Text 3
是啊！回家以后，我才发现，竟然忘了去商场的超市买果汁！
Shì a! Huí jiā yǐhòu, wǒ cái fāxiàn, jìngrán wàng le qù shāngchǎng de chāoshì mǎi guǒzhī!
Yeah! After I got home, I realized I had actually forgotten to go to the supermarket at the mall to buy juice!
Text 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,055
Word Frequency Rank
779 of 84,292