健忘 (jiàn wàng) — forgetful, absentminded
Definition
A more literary/formal word for 'forgetful' (a tendency, often habitual), stronger than 忘记 (a single act of forgetting).
adjective
forgetfulabsentminded
Examples
- 健忘，。Tā zuì jìn hěn jiàn wàng, zǒng shì wàng jì dài yào shi.He's been very forgetful lately, always forgetting to bring his keys.
- 健忘。jiàn wàng De rén zuì hǎo yòng bǐ jì běn huò shǒu jī tí xǐng zì jǐ.Forgetful people should use a notebook or phone to remind themselves.
- 健忘，？Nǐ de jiàn wàng wèn tí yuè lái yuè yán zhòng le, yào bú yào qù yī yuàn kàn kàn?Your forgetfulness is getting more serious; do you want to go to the hospital and get it checked?
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