忘记

• 拼音: wàng jì
• 汉字拆解: 忘 = 亡 (perish) + 心 (heart) — to forget; 记 = 讠(speech) + 己 (self) — to remember

含义

To forget. A commonly used verb meaning to fail to remember, slightly more emphatic than 忘 alone.

Interchangeable with 忘 in most contexts, but 忘记 is slightly more formal and emphatic. Can be followed directly by a verb phrase: 忘记带钱 (forgot to bring money). Very frequently used in daily speech and writing.

例句

1. 我忘记带钱了。
2. 他忘记了我的生日。
3. 不要忘记写作业。

用法指南

语境: memory, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我忘记你的电话号码了。(I forgot your phone number.)
• 别忘记吃药。(Don't forget to take your medicine.)

错误说法

• 我忘记了去做作业。(Awkward — say 我忘记做作业了 or 我忘了做作业; do not insert 去 between 忘记 and the action)

起源与历史

A compound of 忘 (to forget) and 记 (to remember/record), where the two opposing meanings combine to emphasise the act of losing a memory.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal