forgetful; having a poor memory
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
forgetful; having a bad/poor memory
neutralDescribes a person's trait of frequently forgetting things; not for forgetting a single specific item. Often used in a mild, descriptive, or self-deprecating way.
Tā他
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
jiàn健
wàng忘
le了
，
zǒng总
shì是
diū丢
sān三
là落
sì四
。
He is becoming increasingly forgetful, always misplacing things.
Duì对
bu不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
tài太
jiàn健
wàng忘
le了
，
wàng忘
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
yuē约
huì会
。
Sorry, I'm so forgetful; I forgot about our appointment.
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Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
jì纪
dà大
le了
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
jiàn健
wàng忘
。
Grandpa is getting old and is a bit forgetful.
Jiàn健
wàng忘
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shuāi衰
lǎo老
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Forgetfulness is a common symptom of aging.