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忘记wàng jìto forget

HSK 3word

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忘记 (wàng jì) means "to forget." It says that something has slipped from your mind. 不要忘记这本书。 says don't forget this book. 我忘记拿书了。 says I forgot to take the book. 我忘记你的名字了。 says I forgot your name. 我没有忘记老师的名字。 says I did not forget the teacher's name. Each example uses that same meaning.

What does 忘记 mean?

  1. 1.

    to forgetverb

What do the characters in 忘记 mean?

  • 忘to forget
  • 记to remember

How do you use 忘记?

忘记 can take a noun, as in 忘记名字, or a verb, as in 忘记拿书.

Patterns

  • 不要 + 忘记 + Noun

    不要忘记这本书。

    Búyào wàngjì zhè běn shū.

    Don't forget this book.

  • 忘记 + Verb + Noun

    我忘记拿书了。

    Wǒ wàngjì ná shū le.

    I forgot to take the book.

  • 忘记 + Noun

    我忘记你的名字了。

    Wǒ wàngjì nǐ de míngzi le.

    I forgot your name.

What are some examples of 忘记 in a sentence?

  1. 不要忘记这本书。

    Búyào wàngjì zhè běn shū.

    Don't forget this book.

  2. 我忘记拿书了。

    Wǒ wàngjì ná shū le.

    I forgot to take the book.

  3. 我忘记你的名字了。

    Wǒ wàngjì nǐ de míngzi le.

    I forgot your name.

  4. 我没有忘记老师的名字。

    Wǒ méiyǒu wàngjì lǎoshī de míngzi.

    I did not forget the teacher's name.

How is 忘记 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    快上课了,你在找什么?

    Kuài shàngkè le, nǐ zài zhǎo shénme?

    Class is about to start — what are you looking for?

  2. Speaker B:

    我的汉语书,好像忘记带了。

    Wǒ de Hànyǔ shū, hǎoxiàng wàngjì dài le.

    My Chinese book. I think I forgot to bring it.

  3. Speaker A:

    没关系,我们可以一起看我的。

    Méi guānxi, wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ kàn wǒ de.

    No problem, we can share mine.

  4. Speaker B:

    谢谢!我昨天晚上放在桌子上了。

    Xièxie! Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang fàng zài zhuōzi shang le.

    Thanks! I left it on the desk last night.

  5. Speaker A:

    以后睡觉前把书放进包里吧。

    Yǐhòu shuìjiào qián bǎ shū fàng jìn bāo li ba.

    From now on, put your book in your bag before bed.

  6. Speaker B:

    好,这样就不会忘记了。

    Hǎo, zhèyàng jiù bú huì wàngjì le.

    OK, that way I won't forget.

Can you use 忘记 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___你的名字了。(I forgot your name.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Don't forget this book"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我忘记___书了。(I forgot to take the book.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.