作罢 (zuō) — to give up, to drop (a plan)

Definition

作罢 (zuòbà) means to abandon or call off a plan after effort has failed — more decisive than 放弃, which covers giving up broadly (habits, hopes, attempts). Often pairs with 只好 or "just" to signal reluctant resignation.

verb

to give upto drop (a plan)

Examples

，作罢。
Jì rán dà jiā dōu bù tóng yì, zhè ge jì huà zhǐ hǎo zuō le.
Since everyone disagrees, we have to drop this plan.
，作罢。
Tā shì le jǐ cì dōu shī bài, zuì hòu zuō le.
He tried several times and failed, so he finally gave up.
，作罢。
Shì qing yǐ jīng zhè yàng le, wǒ men jiù zuō ba.
Things are already like this — let's just call it off.

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