Writing
遗忘 (yí wàng) — how to say "to forget" in Chinese
遗忘
To forget
verb
Character composition
遗
to lose, to leave
忘
to forget
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
遗忘往事
yíwàng wǎngshì
to forget past events
逐渐遗忘
zhújiàn yíwàng
to gradually forget
Examples
时间久了，我渐渐遗忘了那段往事。
As time passed, I gradually forgot those memories.
我遗忘了他的名字。
I forgot his name.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say forget in Chinese?
"to forget" in Chinese is 遗忘 (yí wàng).
遗忘 meaning in English
遗忘 (yí wàng) means "To forget".
How is 遗忘 pronounced?
It is pronounced yí wàng (written as yi wang, yiwang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to forget" in Chinese characters?
It is written 遗忘: 遗 has 12 strokes, 忘 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 遗忘?
遗忘 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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