放弃 (fàngqì): to give up; to abandon

Meanings

1 to give up; to abandon
2 to renounce; to forfeit

Characters

放

fàng

to release; to let go

弃

qì

to abandon; to discard

To let go and discard — to give up on something.

Examples

不要轻易放弃。

Bú yào qīngyì fàngqì.

Don't give up easily.

他放弃了出国的机会。

Tā fàngqì le chūguó de jīhuì.

He gave up the opportunity to go abroad.

我们绝对不能放弃希望。

Wǒmen juéduì bù néng fàngqì xīwàng.

We absolutely cannot give up hope.

她放弃了高薪工作去支教。

Tā fàngqì le gāoxīn gōngzuò qù zhījiào.

She gave up a high-paying job to volunteer teach.

Tips

usage

永不放弃 (yǒng bù fàngqì) = never give up — a very popular motivational phrase. 放弃 is always about voluntarily choosing to let go of something.

Stroke Order

放 fàng

弃 qì

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