忘记
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
忘记 (wàngjì) · to forget
忘记 (wàngjì) means “to forget”. It is written with 2 characters: 忘 (to forget) + 记 (to remember). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 忘记 is built
The characters
忘 wàng · to forget
What 忘 is made of
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 亡 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
记 jì · to remember
What 记 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A private 己 note 讠; 己 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我忘记关门了。Wǒ wàngjì guān mén le.I forgot to close the door.
你没忘记明天的考试吧？Nǐ méi wàngjì míngtiān de kǎoshì ba?You haven't forgotten tomorrow's exam, have you?
Questions about 忘记
What does 忘记 mean?
忘记 (wàngjì) means “to forget”.
How do you pronounce 忘记?
忘记 is pronounced wàngjì.
Which HSK level is 忘记?
忘记 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 备忘录bèiwànglùmemo
- 废寝忘食fèiqǐnwàngshíto forget food and sleep
- 难忘nánwàngunforgettable
- 忘wàngto forget
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 记住jìzhuto remember
- 笔记bǐjìnotes
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 记录jìlùto record
- 记者jìzhěreporter
Learn 忘记 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.