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弃置

Word · VerbTraditional棄置

discard; abandon; leave aside

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to discard; to abandon; to leave unused

formal

Typically used in formal or written contexts to indicate that something is thrown aside and ignored, or left unused for a period of time. Often appears in collocations like 弃置不顾 (to disregard completely) or 弃置不用 (to leave unused).

Zhè这
xiē些
shè设
bèi备
yǐ已
jīng经
qì弃
zhì置
duō多
nián年
 ,
shēng生
xiù锈
le了
 。

This equipment has been discarded for many years and has rusted.

Tā他
qì弃
zhì置
le了
yuán原
lái来
de的
jì计
huà划
 ,
jué决
dìng定
chóng重
xīn新
kāi开
shǐ始
 。

He abandoned his original plan and decided to start over.

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Tā他
duì对
wǒ我
de的
qǐng请
qiú求
qì弃
zhì置
bù不
gù顾
 。

He completely disregarded my request.