罢手 (bà shǒu) — to give up, to stop (doing something)
Definition
A more literary, emphatic 'give up / stop' than 放弃 — often used to stress that someone quits or walks away from a prolonged effort. Usually appears with the potential form 罢不了手 ('can't stop') in negative contexts.
verb
to give upto stop (doing something)
Examples
- 罢手，。Tā jué dìng bà shǒu, bú zài jì xù zhè ge xiàng mù.He decided to give up and not continue this project.
- ，。Tā bà bù liǎo shǒu, hái shì jì xù zuò le.She couldn't stop herself and still continued.
- 。Zhè jiàn shì tā yǐ jīng bà guò liǎng cì shǒu le.He has already given up on this matter twice.
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