let go; give up; abandon
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to let go; to give up control; to abandon (a task or responsibility)
informalOften implies relinquishing control over or stopping involvement in something one was previously handling. Can be used literally or figuratively.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
tài太
nán难
le了
，
tā他
xiǎng想
diū丢
shǒu手
bú不
gàn干
le了
。
This project is too difficult; he wants to give up and stop working on it.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
diū丢
bù不
kāi开
shǒu手
le了
。
I can't let go of this matter now; I'm too deeply involved.
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Hái孩
zi子
dà大
le了
，
fù父
mǔ母
yě也
gāi该
xué学
zhe着
diū丢
shǒu手
le了
。
The child is grown up; parents should learn to let go.
Tā他
yī一
qì气
zhī之
xià下
，
diū丢
shǒu手
zǒu走
le了
。
In a fit of anger, he abandoned the task and left.
Guǎn管
lǐ理
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
fán繁
zá杂
，
tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
xiǎng想
diū丢
shǒu手
le了
。
The management work is too complicated; he's considering giving it up.