弃舍

棄捨

qìshě

verb

Meanings

1 to abandon
2 to give up
3 to discard

Characters

to give up; part with

Examples

HSK 7-9

他不愿弃舍多年的信仰。

Tā bù yuàn qìshě duōnián de xìnyǎng.

He was unwilling to abandon his beliefs of many years.

HSK 7-9

面对困难，我们绝不弃舍希望。

Miànduì kùnnán, wǒmen jué bù qìshě xīwàng.

Facing hardship, we will never give up hope.

Tips

register

Literary / written register. Everyday speech prefers 放弃 (fàngqì, give up) or 抛弃 (pāoqì, abandon). 弃舍 carries a Buddhist undertone of letting go of attachments.

Stroke Order

弃 qì

舍 shě