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Hanzi

棄 / 弃

Traditional
棄
Simplified
弃

to abandon/to relinquish/to discard/to throw away

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

qì

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧˋ

Jyutping

hei3

Example sentences

放棄 / 放弃 fàngqì
不要輕易放棄你的夢想。
不要轻易放弃你的梦想。

Don't give up your dreams easily.

絕對 / 绝对 juéduì
我絕對不會放棄。
我绝对不会放弃。

I absolutely will not give up.

丟棄 / 丢弃 diūqì
在公共場所不可隨意丟棄垃圾。
在公共场所不可随意丢弃垃圾。

Do not discard trash at will in public places.

嫌棄 / 嫌弃 xiánqì
只要你不嫌棄，隨時歡迎你來我家玩。
只要你不嫌弃，随时欢迎你来我家玩。

As long as you don't mind, you're welcome to come to my house anytime.

廢棄 / 废弃 fèiqì
這個工廠已經被廢棄了。
这个工厂已经被废弃了。

This factory has already been abandoned.

分贓 / 分赃 fēnzāng
那群小偷在廢棄的倉庫裡分贓。
那群小偷在废弃的仓库里分赃。

The group of thieves were dividing the spoils in an abandoned warehouse.

拋棄 / 抛弃 pāoqì
他不忍心拋棄那隻受傷的小貓。
他不忍心抛弃那只受伤的小猫。

He couldn't bear to abandon that injured kitten.

捨棄 / 舍弃 shěqì
他捨棄了工作，回家照顧母親。
他舍弃了工作，回家照顾母亲。

He gave up his job and went home to care for his mother.

摒棄 / 摒弃 bìngqì
為了維持健康，他決定摒棄熬夜和含糖飲料。
为了维持健康，他决定摒弃熬夜和含糖饮料。

To preserve his health, he decided to give up staying up late and drinking sugary beverages.

Example Vocabulary

放棄

fang4'qi4

to give up; to abandon

丟棄

diu1'qi4

to discard; to throw away; to abandon

嫌棄

xian2'qi4

to dislike and avoid; to cold-shoulder; to mind (negative)

廢棄

fei4'qi4

to abandon; to discard

拋棄

pao1'qi4

to abandon; to discard

捨棄

she3'qi4

to give up; to abandon; to discard

厭棄

yan4'qi4

唾棄

tuo4'qi4

扔棄

摒棄

bing4'qi4

to abandon; to discard; to reject

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