抛开

拋開

pāokāi

verb HSK 7-9 #7,810

Meanings

1 to set aside; to cast aside
2 to put aside (worries, prejudice)

Characters

to throw; to toss

Literally 'to throw away' — removing something from consideration.

Examples

抛开偏见，你会发现他很好。

Pāokāi piānjiàn, nǐ huì fāxiàn tā hěn hǎo.

Set aside your prejudice, and you'll find he's great.

抛开价格不谈，这个产品质量怎么样？

Pāokāi jiàgé bù tán, zhège chǎnpǐn zhìliàng zěnmeyàng?

Setting aside the price, how's the quality of this product?

Tips

grammar

抛开...不谈 (setting aside... let's not discuss) is a useful sentence pattern for steering a conversation: 抛开成本不谈 (leaving cost aside), 抛开个人感情不谈 (personal feelings aside).

Stroke Order

抛 pāo

开 kāi