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放弃

fàng qì · fang qi

Traditional 放棄

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to renounce; to abandon; to give up
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Almost at the finish line

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)不(bù)动(dòng)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)放弃(fàngqì)。

    I can not run any more. I want to give up.

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)放弃(fàngqì)！只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)一(yī)点点(diǎndiǎn)了(le)。

    Do not give up! Only a little is left.

  3. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？还(hái)有(yǒu)多(duō)远(yuǎn)？

    Really? How far is it still?

  4. Liangliang

    还(hái)有(yǒu)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Three more kilometres.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)放弃(fàngqì)了(le)！

    Then I give up!

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2 examples
01

也(yě)许(xǔ)我(wǒ)会(huì)马(mǎ)上(shàng)放(fàng)弃(qì)然(rán)后(hòu)去(qù)打(dǎ)盹(dǔn)。

I may give up soon and just nap instead.

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

02

是(shì)你(nǐ)该(gāi)放(fàng)弃(qì)你(nǐ)幼(yòu)稚(zhì)手(shǒu)段(duàn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)了(le)。

It is time you left off your childish ways.

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

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