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放弃fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up

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放弃 (fàng qì) means "to renounce; to abandon; to give up." It appears in 这个题很难,但是我不想放弃。 (This problem is hard, but I don't want to give up.) and 他放弃了这次比赛。 (He pulled out of this competition.) In the dialogue, A finds a problem too hard and wants to stop, B says not to give up, and B suggests doing it together.

What does 放弃 mean?

  1. 1.

    to renounce; to abandon; to give upverb

What do the characters in 放弃 mean?

  • 放to let go
  • 弃to abandon

How do you use 放弃?

See it in 不想放弃 and 放弃了比赛

What are some examples of 放弃 in a sentence?

  1. 这个题很难,但是我不想放弃。

    Zhège tí hěn nán, dànshì wǒ bù xiǎng fàngqì.

    This problem is hard, but I don't want to give up.

  2. 他放弃了这次比赛。

    Tā fàngqì le zhè cì bǐsài.

    He pulled out of this competition.

How is 放弃 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这个题太难了,我不想做了。

    Zhège tí tài nán le, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò le.

    This problem is too hard. I don't want to do it anymore.

  2. Speaker B:

    别放弃,再试一下。

    Bié fàngqì, zài shì yíxià.

    Don't give up. Try again.

  3. Speaker A:

    好,我再想想。

    Hǎo, wǒ zài xiǎngxiang.

    OK, I'll think about it some more.

  4. Speaker B:

    我们一起做吧。

    Wǒmen yìqǐ zuò ba.

    Let's do it together.

Can you use 放弃 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (give up): 这个题很难,但是我不想___。 (This problem is hard, but I don't want to give up.)
  2. 2.What does 别放弃,再试一下。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to give up"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.