弃 (qì) — to abandon; to give up; to discard (as a bound form in compounds)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to abandon / discard' — never used alone, only in compounds like 放弃, 抛弃, 弃权. Stronger and more formal than 扔 'throw away'.
bound form
to abandonto give upto discard (as a bound form in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tā fàng qì le yí mín jì huà.He gave up his immigration plan.
- 。Zhè xiē jiù diàn qì dōu bèi pāo qì le.These old appliances have all been discarded.
- 。Tóu piào shí wǒ xuǎn zé le qì quán.When voting, I chose to abstain.
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