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撇开

Word · VerbTraditional撇開

put aside; leave aside

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to put aside; to leave aside; to disregard

Used to indicate setting something aside for the moment, often temporarily ignoring it to focus on something else.

Wǒ我
men们
xiān先
piē撇
kāi开
cì次
yào要
wèn问
tí题
bù不
tán谈
 ,
zhǐ只
tán谈
zhǔ主
yào要
de的
liǎng两
diǎn点
 。

Let's put aside the secondary issues for now and only discuss the two main points.

Guò过
qù去
de的
ēn恩
yuàn怨
zàn暂
qiě且
piē撇
kāi开
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
yào要
hé合
zuò作
 。

Let's set aside past grudges for the moment; we need to cooperate now.

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Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
tài太
fù复
zá杂
 ,
tā他
yī一
shí时
piē撇
bù不
kāi开
 。

This problem is too complicated; he can't put it out of his mind for the moment.

Gè个
rén人
gǎn感
qíng情
yào要
piē撇
kāi开
 ,
zuò做
jué决
dìng定
yào要
kè客
guān观
 。

You need to put aside personal feelings and make decisions objectively.