撂下 (liāo) — to put down, set down; to leave behind, abandon

Definition

撂下 (liāo) means to put or throw something down, often carelessly or decisively — or to leave/abandon a job, place, or person. The 把-construction example (把书包撂下) shows its typical action of dropping something abruptly.

verb

to put downset downto leave behindabandon

Examples

撂下。
Tā bǎ shū bāo liāo jiù zǒu le.
He put down his bag and left.
撂下，。
Tā liāo gōng zuò, qù lǚ xíng le.
He left his work behind and went traveling.
，。
Zhè me duō xíng li, yí gè rén gēn běn liào bú xià.
With so much luggage, one person simply cannot put it all down.

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