舍去 (shě) — 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.
    This plan has many problems; we have to abandon it.
  • 舍去
    Wèi le jiàn kāng, tā shě 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 le nà xiē wú xiào de jì lù.
    When analyzing the data, we discarded those invalid records.

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