健忘

jiànwàng

adjective #10,603

Meanings

1 forgetful
2 having a poor memory

Characters

strong; healthy

Examples

HSK 2

我最近变得很健忘。

Wǒ zuìjìn biàn de hěn jiànwàng.

I've become very forgetful recently.

HSK 3

他年纪大了，越来越健忘。

Tā niánjì dà le, yuèláiyuè jiànwàng.

He's getting older and more and more forgetful.

Tips

memory

Ironically, 健 means 'strong/healthy' - so 健忘 is literally 'strongly forgetting', someone who is strong at forgetting!

Stroke Order

健 jiàn

忘 wàng