忘 - wàng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
7 strokes
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忘

wàng

Definition

to forget
我把自己的电话号码给忘了。

I forget my own phone number.
to neglect

Character Decomposition

Related words (42)

see 王八

to forget

to forget

forgetfulness

to be ungrateful

unmoved; indifferent; unruffled by sentiment

忘我

wàng wǒ

selflessness; altruism

to forget

to forget one's roots

忘机

wàng jī

free of worldly concerns; above the fray; at peace with the world

to forget

to forget one's meals

cannot forget

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

忘八蛋

wàng bā dàn

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

忘年交

wàng nián jiāo

friends despite the difference in age

忘忧草

wàng yōu cǎo

daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

忘乎所以

wàng hū suǒ yǐ

to get carried away; to forget oneself

see 忘乎所以

forgotten password?

see 废寝忘餐

forgetful

forgetful; amnesia

to be forgotten; to fade from memory

遗忘

yí wàng

to become forgotten; to forget

难忘

nán wàng

memorable; unforgettable

amnesia

forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)

备忘录

bèi wàng lù

memo; memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book

amnesia

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure; beside oneself with joy

得鱼忘筌

dé yú wàng quán

(lit.) catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted

提笔忘字

tí bǐ wàng zì

to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

永志不忘

yǒng zhì bù wàng

never to be forgotten

流宕忘反

liú dàng wàng fǎn

to stray and forget to return

流连忘返

liú lián wàng fǎn

to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home

见色忘义

jiàn sè wàng yì

to forget loyalty when in love; hoes before bros

见色忘友

jiàn sè wàng yǒu

to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love

过目不忘

guò mù bù wàng

to have a highly retentive memory; to have sth imprinted in one's memory

发行备忘录

fā xíng bèi wàng lù

offering memorandum (for public stock issue); publication memorandum

贵人多忘事

guì rén duō wàng shì

see 贵人多忘

吃水不忘挖井人

chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén

see 吃水不忘掘井人

Idioms (14)

忘恩负义

wàng ēn fù yì

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth

公而忘私

gōng ér wàng sī

for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically; selfless

发愤忘食

fā fèn wàng shí

so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)

废寝忘食

fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

废寝忘餐

fèi qǐn wàng cān

to neglect sleep and food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

念念不忘

niàn niàn bù wàng

to keep in mind constantly (idiom)

数典忘祖

shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ

to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots

没齿不忘

mò chǐ bù wàng

(lit.) will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out; to remember as long as one lives; unforgettable (idiom)

没齿难忘

mò chǐ nán wàng

hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude

舍生忘死

shě shēng wàng sǐ

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb; undaunted by perils

见利忘义

jiàn lì wàng yì

to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul for gain

贵人多忘

guì rén duō wàng

an eminent person has short memory (idiom)

转眼便忘

zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng

what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)

好了伤疤忘了疼

hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng

to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

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