忘记/忘記 wàngjì — to forget

Meanings

1. 1

   to forget

   To forget. It covers both losing a memory — 我忘记他的名字了 — and failing to do something: 我忘记带护照了.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 忘

  wàng (fourth tone, falling)

  to forget; to overlook, to leave behind

  7 strokes⿱亡心Radical 心
• 记/記

  jì (fourth tone, falling)

  to record, to write down; to remember, to bear in mind; a note, an account; a mark

  5 strokes⿰讠己Radical 言

Example sentences

• 我忘记他的名字了。/我忘記他的名字了。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) wàngjì (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) míngzi (second tone, rising) le. (neutral tone)···

  I’ve forgotten his name.

• 别忘记明天早上八点见面。/別忘記明天早上八點見面。Bié (second tone, rising) wàngjì (fourth tone, falling) míngtiān (second tone, rising) zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) bā (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) jiànmiàn. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Don’t forget we’re meeting at eight tomorrow morning.

Similar words

Words containing 记

• 记得/記得jìde (fourth tone, falling)to remember, to recall
• 笔记本/筆記本bǐjìběn (third tone, dipping)notebook (for writing in)