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弃置 (qì zhì) — (formal) to discard, to abandon (something placed or set aside)

Definition

A formal written verb meaning 'to discard or abandon.' Stronger than 抛弃 (give up/throw away a person or thing); 抛弃 covers people and ideals, while 弃置 emphasizes leaving something in place unused.

verb
(formal) to discardto abandon (something placed or set aside)

Examples

  • 弃置。
    Zhè ge jì huà yīn wèi zī jīn bù zú ér qì zhì le.
    This plan was abandoned due to insufficient funds.
  • 弃置，。
    Jiù shè bèi bèi qì zhì zài cāng kù lǐ, zài yě méi yǒu rén yòng guò.
    The old equipment was left abandoned in the warehouse, never used again.
  • 弃置，。
    Tā qì zhì le yǐ qián de xiǎng fǎ, kāi shǐ xué xí xīn de fāng fǎ.
    He discarded his previous ideas and began learning new methods.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

弃qìdiscard
置zhìset aside

弃 means discard and 置 means set aside; together they express abandoning something left aside.

Characters in this word

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.

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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
罒Written in full as网wǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí置zhì
Same sound today

置 is built from 罒, a net, on top and 直 below; 直 gives the sound.

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