弃置

棄置

qìzhì

verb #30,913

Meanings

1 to discard; throw aside
2 to abandon; leave unused
3 to shelve

Characters

to abandon; throw away

Examples

这些旧设备已经弃置多年。

Zhèxiē jiù shèbèi yǐjīng qìzhì duō nián.

This old equipment has been discarded for many years.

不要把垃圾弃置在路边。

Bùyào bǎ lājī qìzhì zài lùbiān.

Don't dump trash at the roadside.

Tips

register

Formal/written register. In speech most people say 扔掉 (rēngdiào) or 丢弃 (diūqì). 弃置 shows up in legal notices, environmental reporting, and literary writing.

Stroke Order

弃 qì

置 zhì