wàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to forget
  2. 2. to overlook
  3. 3. to neglect

Example Sentences

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功不 過, 怨不 恩。
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Words Containing 忘

备忘录
bèi wàng lù

memorandum

废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí

to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)

忘不了
wàng bù liǎo

cannot forget

忘掉
wàng diào

to forget

忘记
wàng jì

to forget

念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng

to keep in mind constantly (idiom)

遗忘
yí wàng

to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore

难忘
nán wàng

unforgettable

健忘
jiàn wàng

forgetful

健忘症
jiàn wàng zhèng

amnesia

公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī

for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically

前事不忘,后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

勿忘国耻
wù wàng guó chǐ

Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

勿忘我
wù wàng wǒ

forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)

吃水不忘挖井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén

see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]

吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén

Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

善忘
shàn wàng

to be forgetful; to have a short memory

好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng

to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

好了疮疤忘了痛
hǎo le chuāng bā wàng le tòng

see 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼[hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng]

废寝忘餐
fèi qǐn wàng cān

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

得意忘形
dé yì wàng xíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure

得鱼忘筌
dé yú wàng quán

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); fig. to take help for granted

忘乎所以
wàng hū suǒ yǐ

to get carried away

忘八
wàng bā

see 王八[wáng bā]

忘八旦
wàng bā dàn

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

忘八蛋
wàng bā dàn

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

忘其所以
wàng qí suǒ yǐ

see 忘乎所以[wàng hū suǒ yǐ]

忘却
wàng què

to forget

忘年交
wàng nián jiāo

friends despite the difference in age

忘性
wàng xìng

forgetfulness

忘恩
wàng ēn

to be ungrateful

忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend

忘情
wàng qíng

unmoved

忘忧草
wàng yōu cǎo

daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

忘怀
wàng huái

to forget

忘我
wàng wǒ

selflessness

忘本
wàng běn

to forget one's roots

忘机
wàng jī

free of worldly concerns

忘词
wàng cí

(of a singer, actor etc) to forget one's lines

忘餐
wàng cān

to forget one's meals

忘餐废寝
wàng cān fèi qǐn

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ

bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb

提笔忘字
tí bǐ wàng zì

to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ

to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots

毋忘
wú wàng

Don't forget! (literary)

永志不忘
yǒng zhì bù wàng

never to be forgotten

没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng

lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out

没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng

hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives

流宕忘反
liú dàng wàng fǎn

to stray and forget to return

流连忘返
liú lián wàng fǎn

to linger

淡忘
dàn wàng

to gradually forget as time passes; to have (sth) fade from one's memory

发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí

so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)

发行备忘录
fā xíng bèi wàng lù

offering memorandum (for public stock issue)

苟富贵,勿相忘
gǒu fù guì , wù xiāng wàng

don't forget your friends when you become rich

见利忘义
jiàn lì wàng yì

lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)

见色忘友
jiàn sè wàng yǒu

to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love

见色忘义
jiàn sè wàng yì

to forget loyalty when in love

贵人多忘
guì rén duō wàng

an eminent person has short memory (idiom)

贵人多忘事
guì rén duō wàng shì

see 貴人多忘|贵人多忘[guì rén duō wàng]

转眼便忘
zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng

what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)

过目不忘
guò mù bù wàng

to have a highly retentive memory

遗忘症
yí wàng zhèng

amnesia