遗忘
yí wàng
Pinyin

Definition

遗忘
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yí wàng
  1. to become forgotten
  2. to forget

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

忘
wàng
  1. 1 to forget
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to neglect
忘记
wàng jì
  1. 1 to forget
忘却
wàng què
  1. 1 to forget
忘掉
wàng diào
  1. 1 to forget
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
淡忘
dàn wàng
  1. 1 to be forgotten
  2. 2 to fade from memory
遗忘
yí wàng
  1. 1 to become forgotten
  2. 2 to forget
难忘
nán wàng
  1. 1 unforgettable
健忘
jiàn wàng
  1. 1 forgetful
健忘症
jiàn wàng zhèng
  1. 1 amnesia
备忘录
bèi wàng lù
  1. 1 memorandum
  2. 2 aide-memoire
  3. 3 memorandum book
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
善忘
shàn wàng
  1. 1 forgetful
  2. 2 amnesia
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
忘不了
wàng bù liǎo
  1. 1 cannot forget
忘乎所以
wàng hū suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 to get carried away
  2. 2 to forget oneself
忘年交
wàng nián jiāo
  1. 1 friends despite the difference in age
忘性
wàng xìng
  1. 1 forgetfulness
忘恩
wàng ēn
  1. 1 to be ungrateful
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
  1. 1 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
  2. 2 to kick a benefactor in the teeth

Idioms (16)

公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
  1. 1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
得鱼忘筌
dé yú wàng quán
  1. 1 lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
  1. 1 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
  2. 2 to kick a benefactor in the teeth
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ
  1. 1 bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
  2. 2 undaunted by perils
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng
  1. 1 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
  2. 2 to remember as long as one lives
  3. 3 unforgettable (idiom)
没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
  1. 1 hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
  1. 1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
见利忘义
jiàn lì wàng yì
  1. 1 to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations
  2. 2 to sell one's soul for gain
贵人多忘
guì rén duō wàng
  1. 1 an eminent person has short memory (idiom)
转眼便忘
zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng
  1. 1 what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)

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