Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 忘

to forget
to overlook
to neglect

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

forgetfulness

unmoved
indifferent
unruffled by sentiment

to forget

free of worldly concerns
above the fray
at peace with the world

to forget one's meals

to be forgetful; to have a short memory

unforgettable

to be ungrateful

selflessness
altruism

to forget

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

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

Don't forget! (literary)

see 王八 (wángbā)

to forget

to forget

forgetful

to forget one's roots

jiànwàngzhèng

amnesia

memorandum
aide-memoire
memorandum book

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

cannot forget

daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

amnesia

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

forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)

wàngniánjiāo

friends despite the difference in age

wàngcānfèiqǐn

see 廢寢忘食／废寝忘食 (fèiqǐnwàngshí)

mòchǐnánwàng

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

jiànlìwàngyì

lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)
fig. to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul

guìrénduōwàng

an eminent person has short memory (idiom)

guòmùbùwàng

to have a highly retentive memory
to have sth imprinted in one's memory

gōng'érwàngsī

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

niànniànbùwàng

to keep in mind constantly (idiom)

mòchǐbùwàng

lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
to remember as long as one lives
unforgettable (idiom)

zhuǎnyǎnbiànwàng

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

déyúwàngquán

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); fig. to take help for granted

shǔdiǎnwàngzǔ

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

jiànsèwàngyǒu

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

wànghūsuǒyǐ

to get carried away
to forget oneself

fāfènwàngshí

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

wàngqísuǒyǐ

see 忘乎所以 (wànghūsuǒyǐ)

shěshēngwàngsǐ

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

fèiqǐn-wàngshí

(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

wùwàngguóchǐ

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

fèiqǐnwàngcān

see 廢寢忘食／废寝忘食 (fèiqǐnwàngshí)

jiànsèwàngyì

to forget loyalty when in love
hoes before bros

wàng'ēnfùyì

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
to kick a benefactor in the teeth

to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

déyìwàngxíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure
beside oneself with joy

yǒngzhìbùwàng

never to be forgotten

liúdàngwàngfǎn

to stray and forget to return

liúliánwàngfǎn

to linger
to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home

fāxíngbèiwànglù

发行备忘录

[發行備忘錄]

offering memorandum (for public stock issue)
publication memorandum

guìrénduōwàngshì

贵人多忘事

[貴人多忘事]

see 貴人多忘／贵人多忘 (guìrénduōwàng)

liàngjiěbèiwànglù

谅解备忘录

[諒解備忘錄]

memorandum of understanding

chīshuǐbùwàngwājǐngrén

吃水不忘挖井人

[吃水不忘挖井人]

see 吃水不忘掘井人 (chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén)

chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén

吃水不忘掘井人

[吃水不忘掘井人]

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

gǒufùguì,wùxiāngwàng

苟富贵，勿相忘

[苟富貴，勿相忘]

don't forget your friends when you become rich

hǎolechuāngbāwàngletòng

好了疮疤忘了痛

[好了瘡疤忘了痛]

see 好了傷疤忘了疼／好了伤疤忘了疼 (hǎoleshāngbāwàngleténg)

hǎoleshāngbāwàngleténg

好了伤疤忘了疼

[好了傷疤忘了疼]

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

qiánshìbùwàng,hòushìzhīshī

前事不忘，后事之师

[前事不忘，後事之師]

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