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抛弃

pāo qì · pao qi

Traditional 拋棄

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to abandon
  2. to discard
  3. to renounce
  4. to dump (sb)
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Left out of the hotpot

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，上次(shàngcì)你们(nǐmen)去(qù)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)，为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)？

    Dengdeng, last time you went for hotpot. Why didn't you call me?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)叫不醒(jiàobùxǐng)你(nǐ)。

    You were asleep. We couldn't wake you.

  3. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)抛弃(pāoqì)我(wǒ)了(le)！

    You abandoned me!

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)没有(méiyǒu)抛弃(pāoqì)你(nǐ)，我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)你(nǐ)留(liú)了(le)一锅(yīguō)汤(tāng)。

    We didn't abandon you. We saved you a pot of soup.

  5. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Really? Where is it?

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)……我们(wǒmen)的(de)肚子(dùzi)里(lǐ)。

    It's... in our stomachs.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)为(wèi)了(le)钱(qián)抛(pāo)弃(qì)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)原(yuán)则(zé)。

He sold his principles for money.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by voxbubnya · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)抛(pāo)弃(qì)了(le)她(tā)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)。

She abandoned her children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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