to forget

to forget

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

unforgettable

cannot forget

(literary) to put out of one's mind; to forget

memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book

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

forgetful

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

to keep in mind constantly (idiom)

to forget

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

to be forgetful; to have a short memory

see 王八[wang2 ba1]

forgetfulness

to be ungrateful

unmoved; indifferent; unruffled by sentiment

selflessness; altruism

to forget one's roots

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

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

to forget one's meals

Don't forget! (literary)

amnesia

forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)

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

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

friends with a significant age gap

romantic relationship with a significant age gap

daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

amnesia

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

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

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

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

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2]

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted

(idiom) to get carried away; to lose one's sense of proportion

see 忘乎所以[wang4 hu1 suo3 yi3]

(idiom) friends with a significant age gap

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2]

to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

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

never to be forgotten

see 沒齒難忘|没齿难忘[mo4 chi3 nan2 wang4]

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

to stray and forget to return

to linger; to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home