摒棄

简 摒弃 · 繁 摒棄
Mandarin · pinyin bìng qì

Meanings

  1. to abandon
  2. to discard
  3. to spurn
  4. to forsake
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摒
bìng · expel, cast off; arrange
棄
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弃
qì · reject, abandon, discard
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4–4 · bing4 qi4

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bing2 hei3

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verb

  1. to discard; to reject; to throw away; to abandon

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