pàn

拚

Character · Verb

discard; disregard; risk

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to discard; to abandon; to give up

Often used with abstract or valuable things that are deliberately forsaken.

Tā他
wèi为
jiù救
hái孩
zi子
 ,
pàn拚
qì弃
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
ān安
quán全
 。

He discarded his own safety to save the child.

Tā他
pàn拚
qì弃
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
cái财
chǎn产
 ,
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
chū出
jiā家
 。

He abandoned all his property and chose to become a monk.

2.

verb

to risk; to stake; to disregard (life or safety)

Often used in the phrase '拚命', meaning to risk one's life or to go all out.

Wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
rèn任
wù务
 ,
tā他
zhǔn准
bèi备
pàn拚
mìng命
le了
 。

To complete the mission, he was prepared to risk his life.

Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
pàn拚
mìng命
cóng从
huǒ火
chǎng场
zhōng中
jiù救
chū出
bèi被
kùn困
de的
jū居
mín民
 。

The firefighters risked their lives to rescue the trapped residents from the fire.

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Tā他
gōng工
zuò作
qǐ起
lái来
zhēn真
shì是
zài在
pàn拚
mìng命
 。

He really works like he's risking his life (working extremely hard).