How to say “forget” in Chinese
forget, leave behind; fall behind
“Forget” in Chinese is 落, là: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
落 is read là. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”: leaves falling. At the bottom, 洛 luò hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “落”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 落. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 随着气温下降叶子都落了suízheqìwēnxiàjiàng,yèzidōuluòleAs the temperature dropped, all the leaves fell.
- 角落里放着一个旧箱子jiǎoluòlifàngzheyígejiùxiāngziThere's an old suitcase in the corner.
- 飞机已经安全落地了fēijīyǐjīngānquánluòdìleThe plane has already landed safely.
- 我们的航班已经落地了wǒmendehángbānyǐjīngluòdìleOur flight has already landed.
- 我把手机落2在车上了wǒbǎshǒujīlàzàichēshangleI left my phone in the car.
- 我把伞落2在店里了wǒbǎsǎnlàzàidiànlileI left my umbrella in the shop.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Smoke, a crowd and a forgotten phone”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “forget” in Chinese?
“Forget” in Chinese is 落, pinyin là.
What does 落 mean?
落 (là) means “forget, leave behind; fall behind”.
How do you write 落?
落 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 落?
落 is read là. Tones: là — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“forget” in the lesson “Smoke, a crowd and a forgotten phone”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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