<p>If you forgot your hunger because of work or study, you can say 废寝忘食, which means you work/study too hard to eat/sleep.
PS: You can not say 废寝忘食 for a girl.</p>

<p>for this sentence "At the beginning of the date I was really hungry, but after talking with her for a couple of minutes I quickly forgot my hunger", you can say:
我刚见到她的时候还饿得很，但和她聊了几分钟之后很快就被我抛到脑后了。</p>

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2014-08-23T20:57:35.287Z
2014-08-23T20:57:35.287Z
wuyefeibao
<p>There is an exact word in Chinese for this, that is "淡忘"。</p>

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2018-10-26T12:58:56.257Z
2018-10-26T12:58:56.257Z
John Z. Li
<p>I'm trying to figure out how I could express that I had a feeling/emotion. and then, after a certain event happend/began I "Quickly forgot" that I had that emotion.
In english we could say "At the beginning of the date I was really hungry, but after talking with her for a couple of minutes I quickly forgot my hunger" 
Could I say 
"我就快忘了我以前饿的样子。 "</p>

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2014-08-23T17:26:39.987Z
Chinese would probably just say: 我就不饿了.
Mou某
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2014-08-24T09:03:51.900Z
我们一见面就聊的特别开心，我*都忘了*我还饿着肚子呢。
NS.X.
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How do you say "I quickly forgot..." (As in an emotion you were feeling)
# How do you say "I quickly forgot..." (As in an emotion you were feeling)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-23)

I'm trying to figure out how I could express that I had a feeling/emotion. and then, after a certain event happend/began I "Quickly forgot" that I had that emotion.
In english we could say "At the beginning of the date I was really hungry, but after talking with her for a couple of minutes I quickly forgot my hunger"
Could I say
"我就快忘了我以前饿的样子。 "

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Chinese would probably just say: 我就不饿了.  
> **username_2**: 我们一见面就聊的特别开心，我*都忘了*我还饿着肚子呢。  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-08-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

If you forgot your hunger because of work or study, you can say 废寝忘食, which means you work/study too hard to eat/sleep.
PS: You can not say 废寝忘食 for a girl.

for this sentence "At the beginning of the date I was really hungry, but after talking with her for a couple of minutes I quickly forgot my hunger", you can say:
我刚见到她的时候还饿得很，但和她聊了几分钟之后很快就被我抛到脑后了。


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-10-26. Score: 0

There is an exact word in Chinese for this, that is "淡忘"。


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