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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


背棄 To abandon something is specifically 棄 to abandon it by turning your 背 back on it.

Usage


他 背棄 了 他 的 朋友。

He abandoned his friends.

他們 在 我 需要 他們 時 背棄 了 我。

They abandoned me when I needed them.

她 感到 被 背棄 了。

She felt abandoned.

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