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抛开 (pāo kāi) — to throw aside; to disregard; to set aside (worries, ideas, differences)

Definition

抛开 means to deliberately set something aside (worries, differences, past failures) in order to move forward — more decisive and active than simply 忘记 ('forget').

verb
to throw asideto disregardto set aside (worries, ideas, differences)

Examples

  • 抛开，。
    Xiàn zài wǒ men xū yào pāo kāi guò qù de shī bài, chóng xīn kāi shǐ.
    Now we need to set aside past failures and start anew.
  • 抛开，。
    Tā men pāo kāi fēn qí, gòng tóng wán chéng le rèn wu.
    They set aside their differences and completed the task together.
  • ，抛开。
    Wèi le xiào lǜ, wǒ men yīng gāi pāo kāi bú bì yào de xì jié.
    For the sake of efficiency, we should disregard unnecessary details.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

抛pāothrow
开kāiaway

抛 means throw, and 开 adds the idea of away or apart, so the whole describes throwing aside or disregarding.

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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 拋; 抛 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 拋, not 抛, shows 手 (hand), 尤, and 力 (power).

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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 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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