How to say “give up” in Chinese
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“Give up” in Chinese is 放弃, fàng qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
放弃 is read fàng qì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 方 fāng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “放弃”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 放弃. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 不要放弃自己的理想búyàofàngqìzìjǐdelǐxiǎngDon't give up on your dream.
- 别放弃再试一次吧biéfàngqì,zàishìyícìbaDon't give up, try once more.
- 既然定了目标就不要放弃jìrándìnglemùbiāo,jiùbúyàofàngqìSince you've set a goal, don't give up.
- 既然开始了就别放弃jìránkāishǐle,jiùbiéfàngqìSince you've started, don't quit.
- 学汉语太难了，我想放弃。xuéHànyǔtàinánle,wǒxiǎngfàngqìLearning Chinese is too hard, I want to quit.
- 这份工作太难了，我想放弃。zhèfèngōngzuòtàinánle,wǒxiǎngfàngqìThis job is too hard, I want to quit.
More words from the lesson “Success and failure”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “give up” in Chinese?
“Give up” in Chinese is 放弃, pinyin fàngqì.
What does 放弃 mean?
放弃 (fàngqì) means “give up”.
How do you write 放弃?
放弃 is 2 characters: 放 (fàng) — release; put; 弃 (qì) — abandon, give up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 放弃?
放弃 is read fàngqì. Tones: fàng — fourth tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“give up” in the lesson “Success and failure”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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