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忘

wàng

HSK 3 Character

What 忘 means

1. to forget
2. to overlook
3. to neglect

Example sentences

• 我忘了。
  I forgot.
• 别忘记。
  Don't forget.
• 你很健忘。
  Nǐ hěn jiànwàng.
  You're quite forgetful.
• 他很健忘。
  Tā hěn jiànwàng.
  He's very forgetful of things.
• 他很善忘。
  Tā hěn shànwàng.
  He is apt to forget.
• 忘记他吧。
  Forget him.

Words starting with 忘

• 忘记wàng jìto forget
• 忘掉wàng diàoto forget
• 忘却wàng quèto forget
• 忘我wàng wǒselflessness; altruism
• 忘怀wàng huáito forget
• 忘情wàng qíngunmoved; indifferent; unruffled by sentiment
• 忘乎所以wàng hū suǒ yǐ(idiom) to get carried away; to lose one's sense of proportion
• 忘恩负义wàng ēn fù yìto forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend…
• 忘性wàng xìngforgetfulness
• 忘恩wàng ēnto be ungrateful
• 忘本wàng běnto forget one's roots
• 忘机wàng jīfree of worldly concerns; above the fray; at peace with the world
• 忘词wàng cí(of a singer, actor etc) to forget one's lines
• 忘餐wàng cānto forget one's meals
• 忘不了wàng bu liǎocannot forget
• 忘年交wàng nián jiāofriends with a significant age gap
• 忘年之交wàng nián zhī jiāo(idiom) friends with a significant age gap
• 忘年恋wàng nián liànromantic relationship with a significant age gap
• 忘忧草wàng yōu cǎodaylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
• 忘八旦wàng bā dànturtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
• 忘八蛋wàng bā dànturtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
• 忘其所以wàng qí suǒ yǐsee 忘乎所以
• 忘餐废寝wàng cān fèi qǐnsee 废寝忘食
• 忘八wàng bāsee 王八

Words containing 忘

• 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book
• 难忘nán wàngunforgettable
• 遗忘yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
• 念念不忘niàn niàn bù wàngto keep in mind constantly (idiom)
• 淡忘dàn wàngto gradually forget as time passes; to have (sth) fade from one's memory
• 健忘jiàn wàngforgetful
• 流连忘返liú lián wàng fǎnto linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
• 得意忘形dé yì wàng xíngso pleased as to lose one's sense of measure; beside oneself with joy
• 废寝忘食fèi qǐn wàng shí(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
• 过目不忘guò mù bù wàngto have a highly retentive memory; to have sth imprinted in one's memory
• 善忘shàn wàngto be forgetful; to have a short memory
• 公而忘私gōng ér wàng sīfor the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically…
• 舍生忘死shě shēng wàng sǐbravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb…
• 永志不忘yǒng zhì bù wàngnever to be forgotten
• 见利忘义jiàn lì wàng yì(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
• 见色忘友jiàn sè wàng yǒuto neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
• 见色忘义jiàn sè wàng yìto forget loyalty when in love; hoes before bros
• 发行备忘录fā xíng bèi wàng lùoffering memorandum (for public stock issue); publication memorandum
• 贵人多忘guì rén duō wàngan eminent person has short memory (idiom)
• 提笔忘字tí bǐ wàng zìto have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
• 健忘症jiàn wàng zhèngamnesia
• 遗忘症yí wàng zhèngamnesia
• 谅解备忘录liàng jiě bèi wàng lùmemorandum of understanding
• 数典忘祖shǔ diǎn wàng zǔto recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots

Characters built on 亡

These share the phonetic component 亡 (wáng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect
• 忙mángbusy; hurriedly; to hurry
• 盲mángblind
• 芒mángawn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade)
• 妄wàngabsurd; fantastic; presumptuous
• 氓mángused in 流氓
• 邙MángMt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs

Characters that look like 忘

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 志zhìaspiration; ambition; the will
• 忍rěnto bear; to endure; to tolerate
• 忽hūto neglect; to overlook; to ignore
• 忠zhōngloyal; devoted; faithful
• 岗gǎng(bound form) hillock; mound; sentry post; policeman's beat; (bound form) job; post
• 忌jìto be jealous of; fear; dread

Sounds the same

Read wàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 望full moon; to hope; to expect
• 旺prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming
• 妄absurd; fantastic; presumptuous
• 王(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
• 迋to deceive; to scare; to travel