摒弃 (bìngqì): to discard

Meanings

1 to discard
2 to abandon
3 to cast aside
4 to reject

Characters

摒

bìng

to exclude / to discard

弃

qì

to abandon / to give up

Examples

我们应该摒弃旧观念，拥抱新思想。

Wǒmen yīnggāi bìngqì jiù guānniàn, yōngbào xīn sīxiǎng.

We should discard old ideas and embrace new thinking.

他摒弃了个人利益，为集体服务。

Tā bìngqì le gèrén lìyì, wèi jítǐ fúwù.

He cast aside personal interests to serve the collective.

Tips

register

摒弃 is formal and often used in political, literary, or intellectual writing. In everyday speech, 放弃 (fàngjì, to give up) or 丢弃 (diūqì, to discard) are more common.

Stroke Order

摒 bìng

弃 qì

Related Words

弃 qì #3,954

to abandon; to discard; to give up

抛弃 pāoqì HSK 7 #2,070

to abandon / to discard / to forsake

遗弃 yíqì HSK 7 #6,265

to abandon / to forsake / to discard

废弃 fèiqì #7,144

to discard / to abandon / to scrap

丢弃 diūqì HSK 7 #8,389

to discard; to throw away / to abandon

放弃 fàngqì HSK 5 #666

to give up; to abandon / to renounce; to forfeit

摒 bìng #28,964

to discard / to get rid of / to set aside

舍弃 shěqì #13,508

to give up / to abandon / to discard

唾弃 tuòqì #18,841

to spurn / to cast aside with contempt / to disdain

背弃 bèiqì #13,383

to abandon / to desert / to renounce / to betray