忘记wàng jìto forget
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.
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?
How is 忘记 used in a conversation?
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Related words
- 忘wàngto forgetHSK 2
- 记得jì deto rememberHSK 2
- 记jìto record; to noteHSK 3
- 名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)HSK 1
- 知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware ofHSK 1
- 书shūbookHSK 1
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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.