leave aside for now; shelve (an issue)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to leave aside for now; to shelve an issue without discussion
formalUsed to postpone discussion on complex, divisive, or currently unimportant issues.
Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
kě可
yǐ以
zàn暂
shí时
cún存
ér而
bù不
lùn论
，
xiān先
tǎo讨
lùn论
qí其
tā他
wèn问
tí题
。
We can shelve this issue for now and discuss other problems first.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
ge个
yǒu有
zhēng争
yì议
de的
lì历
shǐ史
guān观
diǎn点
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
cún存
ér而
bù不
lùn论
。
Regarding this controversial historical viewpoint, we decided to leave it aside without further discussion.
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Zài在
mù目
qián前
jiē阶
duàn段
，
zhè这
xiē些
jì技
shù术
xì细
jié节
kě可
yǐ以
cún存
ér而
bù不
lùn论
。
At the current stage, these technical details can be set aside for now.
Wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
wú无
wèi谓
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
，
tā他
men们
xuǎn选
zé择
jiāng将
fēn分
qí歧
cún存
ér而
bù不
lùn论
。
To avoid pointless arguments, they chose to shelve their disagreements.
Zhè这
ge个
zhé哲
xué学
nán难
tí题
，
gǔ古
rén人
yě也
cháng常
cháng常
cǎi采
qǔ取
cún存
ér而
bù不
lùn论
de的
tài态
dù度
。
Regarding this philosophical conundrum, ancient scholars often adopted an attitude of leaving it undiscussed.