弃置

棄置

qìzhì

verb #30,913

Meanings

1 to discard; throw aside
2 to abandon; leave unused
3 to shelve

Characters

to abandon; throw away

Examples

HSK 4

不要把垃圾弃置在路边。

Búyào bǎ lājī qìzhì zài lùbiān.

Don't dump trash at the roadside.

HSK 5

这些旧设备已经弃置多年。

Zhèxiē jiù shèbèi yǐjīng qìzhì duōnián.

This old equipment has been discarded for many years.

Tips

register

Formal/written register. In speech most people say 扔掉 (rēngdiào) or 丢弃 (diūqì). 弃置 shows up in legal notices, environmental reporting, and literary writing.

Stroke Order

弃 qì

置 zhì