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Fang Qi - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Abandon" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Fang Qi

Meaning

to abandon; to give up; to renounce

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ► fàng qì
Tone numbers: fang4 qi4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 放棄
Simplified: 放弃

First Character: 放 (fàng) – to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
Second Character: 棄 (qì) – abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away

Examples of Fàng Qì

Audio files are marked with ►

Bù yào fang qì nǐ de quán lì.
不要放棄你的權利。
不要放弃你的权利。
Don’t give up your rights.

Tā fang qì zhè gè shēng qiān de jī huì.
她放棄這個升遷的機會.
她放弃这个升迁的机会.
She passed by this opportunity for a promotion.

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