弃舍 (qìshě): to abandon

Meanings

1 to abandon
2 to give up
3 to discard

Characters

弃

to give up; part with

Examples

他不愿弃舍多年的信仰。

Tā bù yuàn qìshě duō nián de xìnyǎng.

He was unwilling to abandon his beliefs of many years.

面对困难，我们绝不弃舍希望。

Miànduì kùnnán, wǒmen jué bù qìshě xīwàng.

Facing hardship, we will never give up hope.

Tips

register

Literary / written register. Everyday speech prefers 放弃 (fàngqì, give up) or 抛弃 (pāoqì, abandon). 弃舍 carries a Buddhist undertone of letting go of attachments.

Stroke Order

弃 qì

舍 shě

Related Words

舍弃 shěqì #13,508

to give up / to abandon / to discard

弃 qì #3,954

to abandon; to discard; to give up

抛弃 pāoqì HSK 7 #2,070

to abandon / to discard / to forsake

放弃 fàngqì HSK 5 #666

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

遗弃 yíqì HSK 7 #6,265

to abandon / to forsake / to discard

舍 shě #7,092

to give up; to abandon / residence; quarters (read shè)

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

施舍 shīshě #9,730

to give alms / to give in charity / to bestow

弃置 qìzhì #30,913

to discard; throw aside / to abandon; leave unused / to shelve