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放弃
fàngqì
Description
“放弃”的意思是不再要一样东西，或者不再做一件事情。
The meaning of "放弃" is to no longer want something or to stop doing something.
当事情很难的时候，有的人会放弃，但是我们不应该轻易放弃。
When things are difficult, some people will 放弃, but we shouldn't give up easily.
Meanings
放弃fàngqì
to give up; to abandon
不要放弃，你一定可以成功。
Don't give up; you can definitely succeed.
放弃fàngqì
to renounce; to relinquish a right or chance
他放弃了这次好机会。
He gave up this good opportunity.
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Notes
- Etymology
放 (to release) + 弃 (to discard), together meaning to let go and abandon.
- Nuance
放弃 is voluntary giving up; 失去 means losing something involuntarily.
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