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忘记

wàng jì · wang ji

Traditional 忘記

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to forget
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Forgetting how to write

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)谢(xiè)字(zì)怎么(zěnme)写(xiě)？我(wǒ)忘记(wàngjì)了(le)。

    How do you write this character 谢? I forgot.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)忘记(wàngjì)了(le)，太久(tàijiǔ)没(méi)用(yòng)笔(bǐ)了(le)。

    I forgot too. I haven't used a pen in so long.

  3. Liangliang

    平时(píngshí)都(dōu)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)打字(dǎzì)，一(yī)拿(ná)笔(bǐ)就(jiù)忘记(wàngjì)。

    We usually type on phones, and forget when we pick up a pen.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)别(bié)写(xiě)了(le)，发(fā)信息(xìnxī)说(shuō)谢谢(xièxie)吧(ba)！

    Then don't write it. Send a message to say thanks!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)办法(bànfǎ)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)发(fā)！

    Good idea, I'll send it right now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)忘(wàng)记(jì)带(dài)钥(yào)匙(shi)了(le)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)家(jiā)人(rén)回(huí)来(lái)。

I forgot to bring my keys, so I had to wait at the door for my family to come back.

02

他(tā)常(cháng)常(cháng)忘(wàng)记(jì)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)，这(zhè)让(ràng)他(tā)很(hěn)尴(gān)尬(gà)。

He often forgets other people's names, which makes him very embarrassed.

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The characters

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忘
wàng

to forget; to overlook

记
jì

to record; to note

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