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抛弃 (pāo qì) — to abandon, to discard; to renounce, to dump (someone)

Definition

抛弃 is a strong, written-form verb for abandoning or renouncing someone or something, implying finality and emotional weight. Stronger and more formal than 放弃; for dumping a romantic partner, 甩 is the colloquial choice.

verb
to abandonto discardto renounceto dump (someone)

Examples

  • 抛弃。
    Tā jué dìng pāo qì yuán lái de jì huà.
    He decided to abandon his original plan.
  • 抛弃。
    Nǐ yīng gāi pāo qì zhè ge huài xí guàn.
    You should give up this bad habit.
  • 抛弃。
    Tā bù rěn xīn pāo qì zì jǐ de chǒng wù.
    She couldn't bear to abandon her pet.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

抛pāothrow
弃qìdiscard

抛 means throwing away, and 弃 means abandoning, together forming the idea of discarding.

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 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 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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