屏弃 (bǐng qì) — to discard, to abandon (formal, often of ideas, habits, or systems)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to discard, to abandon' — typically used for ideas, habits, or systems. More literary than the everyday 抛弃; pair it with abstract nouns like 观念 or 习惯.

verb
to discardto abandon (formal, often of ideas, habits, or systems)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 屏弃。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi bǐng qì nà xiē guò shí de guān niàn.
    We should discard those outdated ideas.
  • 屏弃，。
    Zhè ge jì huà bèi bǐng qì le, yīn wèi chéng běn tài gāo.
    This plan was abandoned because the cost was too high.
  • 屏弃。
    Tā jué dìng bǐng qì yí qiè bù liáng xí guàn.
    He decided to abandon all bad habits.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

屏píngdiscard
弃qìabandon

屏 and 弃 both mean to put aside or abandon, together emphasizing discarding.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
并
并bìng屏bǐng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

屏 pairs 尸 with 并, which supplies the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 棄; 弃 is its simplified writing.

  • 子子zǐchild
  • 𠀠𠀠𠀠basket
  • 廾廾gǒngtwo hands

The traditional form 棄, not the simplified 弃, shows 子 (child), 𠀠 (basket), and 廾 (two hands), as a picture of throwing out a child in a basket.

Open 弃 →

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