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to abandon

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bei4qi4 • bèiqì

Meaning


Primary

to abandon

Alternatives

abandon, abandoned, abandons, abandoning, to betray, betray, to renounce, renounce, to desert, desert

Mnemonic


背弃 To abandon something is specifically 弃 to abandon it by turning your 背 back on it.

Usage


他 背弃 了 他 的 朋友。

He abandoned his friends.

他们 在 我 需要 他们 时 背弃 了 我。

They abandoned me when I needed them.

她 感到 被 背弃 了。

She felt abandoned.

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