淡忘

dànwàng

verb #19,760

Meanings

1 to gradually forget
2 to fade from memory

Characters

light; faint; pale

Examples

HSK 6

那些不愉快的事情慢慢被淡忘了。

Nàxiē bù yúkuài de shìqíng mànmàn bèi dànwàng le.

Those unpleasant things gradually faded from memory.

HSK 6

随着时间流逝，人们逐渐淡忘了这件事。

Suízhe shíjiān liúshì, rénmen zhújiàn dànwàng le zhè jiàn shì.

As time passed, people gradually forgot about this matter.

Tips

usage

淡忘 implies a gentle, gradual process of forgetting - not a sudden or deliberate act. The 淡 (light, faint) conveys the fading quality.

Stroke Order

淡 dàn

忘 wàng