Chinese word dictionary

弃用

qì yòng · to stop using; to abandon; abandoned

Practice word

Word information

Simplified弃用

Traditional棄用

Pinyinqì yòng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

弃qì

to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget

用yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

How to learn 弃用

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to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore

有用yǒuyòng

useful

放弃fàngqì

to renounce; to abandon; to give up