作罢

作罷

zuòbà

verb #37,752

Meanings

1 to drop (a plan or matter)
2 to give up
3 to call it off

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他想说服我，但见我态度坚决，只好作罢。

Tā xiǎng shuōfú wǒ, dàn jiàn wǒ tàidù jiānjué, zhǐhǎo zuòbà.

He tried to persuade me, but seeing how firm I was, he had to drop it.

HSK 7-9

因为下雨，野餐只好作罢。

Yīnwèi xiàyǔ, yěcān zhǐhǎo zuòbà.

Because of the rain, the picnic had to be called off.

Tips

register

作罢 has a slightly literary/written feel - common in news, formal speech, and narrative writing. In casual speech you'd more often say 算了 ('forget it') or 不干了 ('I'm not doing it').

Stroke Order

作 zuò

罢 bà