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遗忘

yí wàng · yi wang

Traditional 遺忘

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
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The forgotten bike

  1. Dengdeng

    墙边(qiángbiān)有(yǒu)辆(liàng)旧(jiù)自行车(zìxíngchē)，上面(shàngmiàn)都(dōu)是(shì)灰(huī)。

    Look, an old bike by the wall. It is covered in dust.

  2. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)被(bèi)人(rén)遗忘(yíwàng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)年(nián)。

    Someone must have forgotten it here for years.

  3. Dengdeng

    被(bèi)遗忘(yíwàng)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)，真(zhēn)可怜(kělián)。

    A forgotten bike. How sad.

  4. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，那(nà)辆(liàng)是(shì)蓝色(lánsè)的(de)，带(dài)小(xiǎo)篮子(lánzi)的(de)车(chē)吗(ma)？

    Wait, is that one blue, with a little basket?

  5. Dengdeng

    怎么了(zěnmele)？

    What about it?

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)车(chē)！我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)遗忘(yíwàng)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)。

    That is my bike! I forgot it for three years.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)钥(yào)匙(shi)遗(yí)忘(wàng)在(zài)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)的(de)抽(chōu)屉(ti)里(lǐ)了(le)。

He left his keys in the office drawer and forgot about them.

02

时(shí)间(jiān)久(jiǔ)了(le)，很(hěn)多(duō)童(tóng)年(nián)往(wǎng)事(shì)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)被(bèi)遗(yí)忘(wàng)了(le)。

As time passed, many childhood memories were gradually forgotten.

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