HSK · Level 26
135 words
Chinese word
遗忘
Pronunciation
Pinyinyí wàng
Meaning
- verbforget
Example
他把那件事完全遗忘了。tā bǎ nà jiàn shì wán quán yí wàng le
He completely forgot about that matter.
More examples
她试着遗忘过去的错误，开始新的生活。tā shì zhe yí wàng guò qù de cuò wù kāi shǐ xīn de shēng huó
She tried to forget the past mistakes and start a new life.
Core concept
A memory or piece of information slips out of the mind and becomes hard to bring back.
Common phrases
遗忘过去yí wàng guò qù
forget the past
被遗忘bèi yí wàng
be forgotten
Similar words
忘记wàng jì: Means not remembering something in ordinary daily use.
忘掉wàng diào: Means completely forgetting something in a casual spoken way.
记不得jì bu de: Describes being unable to recall something at a particular moment.
Definition in Chinese
把记忆或信息从心里失去，不能再想起。bǎ jì yì huò xìn xī cóng xīn lǐ shī qù bù néng zài xiáng qǐ
Word origin
遗忘 (yíwàng, "to forget") combines 遗 (yí, "to leave behind") with 忘 (wàng, "to forget"), presenting a memory as something left behind and no longer available to recall.
Usage tips
- This verb suits contexts that describe memories or information disappearing over time, especially in formal speech and writing rather than quick casual remarks.