放弃 fàngqì abandon
abandon; renounce; give up
怎么记住“放弃”: 放 put + 弃 abandon = abandon.
汉字
用法
- To give up / abandon something you were pursuing - 放弃比赛 (fàngqì bǐsài) forfeit the match; 别放弃 (bié fàngqì) don't give up.
- Contrast 放松 (fàngsōng, to relax) - same 放 but opposite spirit; and 丢 (diū, to lose/drop). 放弃 is a deliberate choice to stop trying or to renounce a right.
- Object can be abstract (梦想, 机会) or a right/claim.
例句
- 我放弃。 Wǒ fàngqì.I resign.
- 决不放弃。 Juébú fàngqì.Never give up.
- 虽然跑得很累，但是很多人都没有放弃。 Suīrán pǎo de hěn lèi, dànshì hěn duō rén dōu méiyǒu fàngqì.Though exhausted from running, many refused to give up.