舍去 (shě qù) — to discard, to give up, to abandon (something unnecessary or unwanted)

Definition

舍去 means to deliberately discard or give up something — usually an idea, habit, or option seen as unnecessary. Stronger and more deliberate than the general 放弃, which can also mean 'to give up' on a person, effort, or task.

verb
to discardto give upto abandon (something unnecessary or unwanted)

Examples

  • ，舍去。
    Zhè ge fāng àn yǒu hěn duō wèn tí, wǒ men zhǐ néng shě qù.
    This plan has many problems; we have to abandon it.
  • ，舍去。
    Wèi le jiàn kāng, tā shě qù le xī yān de xí guàn.
    For the sake of his health, he gave up the habit of smoking.
  • ，舍去。
    Fēn xī shù jù shí, wǒ men shě qù le nà xiē wú xiào de jì lù.
    When analyzing the data, we discarded those invalid records.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

舍shèdiscard
去qùaway

'舍' (discard) and '去' (away) combine to mean casting something away, i.e. rejecting it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú舍shè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

舍 is 余 plus 口. 余 was the original picture for this word, and 口 was later added to distinguish it.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

去 pairs 大, a man, with 口, a mouth or object. The evidence reads this as a man leaving a place, a man opening his mouth, or a cover over an object.

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