遗忘症

遺忘症

yíwàngzhèng

noun #33,697

Meanings

1 amnesia
2 memory loss disorder

Characters

to lose, leave behind

medical condition (-osis)

Examples

车祸后他患上了遗忘症。

Chēhuò hòu tā huànshàng le yíwàngzhèng.

He developed amnesia after the car accident.

这部电影的男主角有短期遗忘症。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de nánzhǔjué yǒu duǎnqī yíwàngzhèng.

The film's male lead has short-term amnesia.

Tips

memory

遗 ('lose, leave behind') + 忘 ('forget') + 症 ('-osis/condition') — literally 'forgetting condition'. The 症 suffix marks medical conditions; you'll see it in 抑郁症 (depression), 焦虑症 (anxiety disorder), 失眠症 (insomnia).

Stroke Order

遗 yí

忘 wàng

症 zhèng