丢弃

丟棄

diūqì

verb HSK 7-9 #8,389

Meanings

1 to discard; to throw away
2 to abandon

Characters

to lose; to throw

to abandon; to discard

To throw away and abandon.

Examples

HSK 3

他丢弃了过去的坏习惯。

Tā diūqì le guòqù de huài xíguàn.

He abandoned his bad habits from the past.

HSK 4

请不要随便丢弃垃圾。

Qǐng búyào suíbiàn diūqì lājī.

Please don't litter carelessly.

Tips

usage

丢弃 is more formal/written than 扔 (rēng, to throw away). Use 丢弃 for official signs and written language; use 扔 in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

丢 diū

弃 qì