give up hope; despair; abandon hope
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to give up hope; to abandon hope; to lose all hope
Often used in the negative form 不死心 (bù sǐ xīn) to mean 'refuse to give up' or 'not be reconciled to'. Can take an object with 对 (duì) to indicate what or whom one despairs of.
Shī失
bài败
duō多
cì次
，
tā他
réng仍
bù不
sǐ死
xīn心
。
He has failed many times, but he still refuses to give up.
Kàn看
dào到
jié结
guǒ果
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
sǐ死
xīn心
le了
。
Seeing the result, he finally gave up hope.
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Bù不
guǎn管
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
quàn劝
，
tā他
dōu都
bù不
huì会
sǐ死
xīn心
de的
。
No matter how you try to persuade him, he won't give up.
Tā她
duì对
zì自
jǐ己
sǐ死
xīn心
le了
，
jué觉
de得
zài再
yě也
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
gōng工
zuò作
le了
。
She despaired of herself, feeling she would never find a job again.