弃 (qì): to abandon, to relinquish, to discard
弃 (qì) is a Chinese character meaning “to abandon.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural), 厶 (structural) and 廾 (structural). It ranks #1104 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 弃 two hands 廾 discarding a dead, swaddled baby 亠厶. Its radical form 廾 (hands joined) appears in many related characters such as 开 (kāi, to open (transitive or intransitive)), 弄 (nòng, to do), 异 (yì, different).
Definitions
- to abandon
- to relinquish
- to discard
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTwo hands 廾 discarding a dead, swaddled baby 亠厶
Decomposition: ⿳亠厶廾 (layout: top-middle-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 弃
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抛弃verb | pāo qì | to abandon |
| 遗弃verb | yí qì | to leave |
| 废弃verb | fèi qì | to discard |
| 丢弃verb | diū qì | to discard |
| 弃权verb | qì quán | to waive a right |
| 背弃verb | bèi qì | to abandon |
| 舍弃verb | shě qì | to give up |
| 自暴自弃phrase | zì bào zì qì | to abandon oneself to despair |
| 前功尽弃phrase | qián gōng jìn qì | to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) |
| 唾弃verb | tuò qì | to spurn |
| 嫌弃verb | xián qì | to regard with disdain |
| 背信弃义phrase | bèi xìn qì yì | breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom) |
| 摒弃verb | bìng qì | to abandon |
| 弃婴noun | qì yīng | abandoned baby |
| 弃置verb | qì zhì | to throw away |
弃 appears in 59 compound words: 41 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 弃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy
to forsake darkness and come to the light; to forsake darkness for light; to turn over a new leaf
all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted
to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy
to forsake darkness and come to the light; to forsake darkness for light; to turn over a new leaf
Example Sentences
这个弃字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě qì zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "弃" is related to its radical.
大埔Tesla猛撼泥头车“甩辘” 司机弃车不顾而去
dà 埔 T e s l a měng hàn ní tóu chē shuǎi 辘 sī jī qì chē bù gù ér qù
Tai Po Tesla shook the mud truck and "threw the wheel" The driver abandoned the car and left without hesitation
独家》警破竹苗大麻农场 车行、废弃大楼扣870株新鲜大麻
dú jiā jǐng pò zhú miáo dà má nóng chǎng chē háng , fèi qì dà lóu kòu 8 7 0 zhū xīn xiān dà má
Exclusive" police break the bamboo seedling cannabis farm car dealership and abandoned building deducted 870 fresh cannabis plants
人伦悲歌!87岁失智父涉弃尸身障儿 3万交保
rén lún bēi gē ! 8 7 suì shī zhì fù shè qì shī shēn zhàng ér 3 wàn jiāo bǎo
A tragic song for human relationships! 87-year-old dementia father involved in abandoning corpses and disabled children 30,000 yuan insurance insurance
美国正放弃“台不可谈判”红线!他曝主因
měi guó zhèng fàng qì tái bù kě tán pàn hóng xiàn ! tā pù zhǔ yīn
The United States is abandoning the red line of "Taiwan is non-negotiable"! He exposed the main reason
蓝白喊关税重启谈判昔前功尽弃 他批刻意渲染恐慌
lán bái hǎn guān shuì chóng qǐ tán pàn xī qián gōng jǐn qì tā pī kè yì 渲 rǎn kǒng huāng
Blue and white shouted tariffs to restart negotiations, and his criticism deliberately exaggerated panic
她们被抛弃在一座荒岛上。
Tāmen bèi pāoqì zài yī zuò huāngdǎo shàng.
They were marooned on a desert isle.
这些绑匪没有放弃的迹象。
Zhèxiē bǎngfěi méiyǒu fàngqì de jìxiàng.
The kidnappers showed no sign of giving up.
汤姆试图劝玛丽放弃。
Tāngmǔ shìtú quàn Mǎlì fàngqì.
Tom tried to talk Mary out of it.
你是说你放弃了吗？
Nǐ shì shuō nǐ fàngqì le ma?
Are you saying that you give up?
Character Family
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