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罢讼

Word · VerbTraditional罷

to stop; to dismiss; to end

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to stop; to cease; to give up

Often used in contexts of quitting an activity or ceasing work.

Tā他
jué决
dìng定
bà罢
shǒu手
 ,
bù不
zài再
cān参
yù与
cǐ此
shì事
 。

He decided to stop and no longer participate in this matter.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
yīn因
wèi为
dài待
yù遇
bù不
gōng公
ér而
bà罢
gōng工
 。

The workers went on strike due to unfair treatment.

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yù欲
bà罢
bù不
néng能

cannot stop even if one wants to; to be unable to quit

2.

verb

to dismiss; to remove from office; to fire

formal

Used in formal or official contexts for removing someone from a position.

Yóu由
yú于
dú渎
zhí职
 ,
tā他
bèi被
bà罢
miǎn免
le了
shì市
zhǎng长
de的
zhí职
wù务
 。

Due to dereliction of duty, he was dismissed from his position as mayor.

Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
huáng皇
dì帝
yǒu有
quán权
bà罢
miǎn免
dà大
chén臣
 。

Historically, the emperor had the power to dismiss ministers.

3.

verb

to finish; to be done; to end (a meeting)

formal

Used to indicate the conclusion of an activity or gathering, somewhat formal or literary.

Huì会
yì议
yǐ已
bà罢
 ,
dà大
jiā家
fēn纷
fēn纷
lí离
kāi开
 。

The meeting has ended, and everyone is leaving one after another.

Tīng听
bà罢
tā他
de的
jiě解
shì释
 ,
wǒ我
cái才
huǎng恍
rán然
dà大
wù悟
 。

After hearing his explanation, I suddenly understood.

4.

verb

to withdraw a lawsuit; to stop legal proceedings

technical

A specialized legal term; not used in everyday conversation.

Jīng经
guò过
tiáo调
jiě解
 ,
yuán原
gào告
zuì最
zhōng终
tóng同
yì意
bà罢
sù诉
 。

After mediation, the plaintiff finally agreed to withdraw the lawsuit.

Bà罢
sù诉
yì意
wèi味
zhe着
dāng当
shì事
rén人
fàng放
qì弃
le了
tōng通
guò过
sù诉
sòng讼
jiě解
jué决
jiū纠
fēn纷
 。

Withdrawing a lawsuit means the party has given up resolving the dispute through litigation.