stop doing something bad; give up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to stop doing something (especially something bad); to give up; to wash one's hands of it
dialectOften used in the context of advising someone to stop engaging in harmful, illegal, or immoral activities, such as gambling or crime. It carries a dialectal flavor (from 〈方〉).
Quàn劝
jiè诫
dǔ赌
tú徒
lì立
jí即
shōu收
shǒu手
。
He advised the gambler to stop immediately.
Xiàn现
zài在
shōu收
shǒu手
hái还
lái来
de得
jí及
，
bú不
yào要
yuè越
xiàn陷
yuè越
shēn深
。
It's still not too late to stop now; don't get in deeper.
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Nà那
xiē些
cān参
yù与
zhà诈
piàn骗
de的
rén人
chí迟
zǎo早
yào要
shōu收
shǒu手
，
fǒu否
zé则
huì会
bèi被
zhuā抓
。
Those involved in the fraud will have to stop sooner or later, or they will be caught.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
shōu收
shǒu手
，
bú不
zài再
cān参
yù与
rèn任
hé何
fēi非
fǎ法
jiāo交
yì易
。
He decided to wash his hands of it and no longer participate in any illegal transactions.