淡忘

dànwàng

verb #19,760

Meanings

1 to gradually forget
2 to fade from memory

Characters

light; faint; pale

Examples

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.

随着时间流逝，人们逐渐淡忘了这件事。

Suízhe shíjiān liúshì, rénmen zhújiàn dànwàngle 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