甘休 (gān xiū) — to be willing to stop / to give up (typically in negative constructions)
Definition
甘休 is an intransitive verb that almost always appears negated (不肯, 不会, 绝不) to mean 'refuse to give up' or 'won't let the matter rest' — not a neutral way to say 'stop'.
verb
to be willing to stop / to give up (typically in negative constructions)
Examples
- ，甘休。Tā shū le bǐ sài, jué bù gān xiū.He lost the match and absolutely will not give up.
- 甘休，。Tā men bú huì gān xiū, yí dìng huì jì xù zhuī chá.They won't let it rest; they will definitely continue investigating.
- 甘休。Zhè jiàn shì tā jué bù kěn gān xiū.He absolutely refused to let this matter go.
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