遗弃

遺棄

yíqì

verb HSK 7-9 #6,265

Meanings

1 to abandon
2 to forsake
3 to discard

Characters

to leave behind; to lose

to abandon; to discard

Examples

遗弃动物是违法的。

Yíqì dòngwù shì wéifǎ de.

Abandoning animals is illegal.

她觉得自己被遗弃了。

Tā juéde zìjǐ bèi yíqì le.

She felt that she had been abandoned.

Tips

usage

遗弃 is a formal/written word often used in legal or serious contexts (abandoning children, pets, duties). In everyday speech, 扔掉 or 丢弃 are more common for discarding objects.

Stroke Order

遗 yí

弃 qì