罢休

罷休

bàxiū

verb HSK 7-9 #9,089

Meanings

1 to give up
2 to abandon a goal
3 to let something go
4 to rest

Characters

to stop; to cease

to rest; to cease

Examples

不达目的决不罢休。

Bù dá mùdì juébù bàxiū.

I won't give up until I reach my goal.

他不肯善罢甘休。

Tā bùkěn shànbàgānxiū.

He's not willing to let it go.

Tips

usage

罢休 almost always appears in the negative: 不罢休, 决不罢休, 岂能罢休. The idiom 善罢甘休 means 'to be willing to let the matter drop.'

Stroke Order

罢 bà

休 xiū