弃
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qì · to abandon, to discard, to reject

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7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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廾Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 弃

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qìWords pronounced qì
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Example sentences

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Wǒ bú huì fàng qì nǐ de.我不会放弃你的。

I won't abandon you.

Source: Tatoeba #11236338 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā pāo qì le tā de háizi.她抛弃了她的孩子。

She abandoned her children.

Source: Tatoeba #349936 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xián qì tā men.我不嫌弃他们。

I don't dislike them.

Source: Tatoeba #7468477 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì shuō nǐ fàng qì le ma?你是说你放弃了吗?

Are you saying that you give up?

Source: Tatoeba #4815166 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú huì fàng qì de.我不会放弃的。

I'm not going to give up.

Source: Tatoeba #8686679 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù dé bú fàng qì zhège jì huà.她不得不放弃这个计划。

She was obliged to give up the plan.

Source: Tatoeba #2456076 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 弃 in context

  1. Say qì, then recall the core meaning: to abandon, to discard, to reject.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 放弃 (fàng qì), meaning “to renounce”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 弃 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.