作罢 (zuō) — to give up, to drop (a plan)
Definition
作罢 (zuòbà) means to abandon or call off a plan after effort has failed — more decisive than 放弃, which covers giving up broadly (habits, hopes, attempts). Often pairs with 只好 or "just" to signal reluctant resignation.
verb
to give upto drop (a plan)
Examples
- ，作罢。Jì rán dà jiā dōu bù tóng yì, zhè ge jì huà zhǐ hǎo zuō le.Since everyone disagrees, we have to drop this plan.
- ，作罢。Tā shì le jǐ cì dōu shī bài, zuì hòu zuō le.He tried several times and failed, so he finally gave up.
- ，作罢。Shì qing yǐ jīng zhè yàng le, wǒ men jiù zuō ba.Things are already like this — let's just call it off.
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