放弃fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
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.
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?
How is 放弃 used in a conversation?
- 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.
- Speaker B:
别放弃,再试一下。
Bié fàngqì, zài shì yíxià.
Don't give up. Try again.
- Speaker A:
好,我再想想。
Hǎo, wǒ zài xiǎngxiang.
OK, I'll think about it some more.
- Speaker B:
我们一起做吧。
Wǒmen yìqǐ zuò ba.
Let's do it together.
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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.