健忘

jiànwàng

adjective #10,603

Meanings

1 forgetful
2 having a poor memory

Characters

strong; healthy

Examples

我最近变得很健忘。

Wǒ zuìjìn biànde hěn jiànwàng.

I've become very forgetful recently.

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