willing to give up; to stop willingly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be willing to give up; to stop; to let the matter drop
neutralUsually used in negative constructions (决不～, 岂能～) or in set phrases (善罢甘休). Expresses an unwillingness to relent or concede without achieving a goal.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
tā他
shòu受
le了
zhè这
me么
dà大
de的
wěi委
qu屈
，
jué绝
bù不
huì会
shàn善
bà罢
gān甘
xiū休
。
He suffered such a great injustice in this matter; he definitely won't let it go.
Shì试
yàn验
bù不
chéng成
gōng功
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
bù不
gān～
。
If the experiment is not successful, we will never give up.
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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
gōng公
rán然
tiǎo挑
xìn衅
，
wǒ我
men们
qǐ岂
néng能
gān～
？
How could we possibly let such an open provocation go?
Tā他
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
guàn冠
jūn军
，
ná拿
bù不
dào到
dì第
yī一
míng名
shì是
bù不
huì会
gān～
xiū的
。
His goal is the championship; he won't stop until he gets first place.