Chinese word

抛开

Pronunciation

Pinyinpāo kāi

Meaning

  • verbset aside

Example

我们先抛开这些争论，讨论方案吧。wǒ men xiān pāo kāi zhè xiē zhēng lùn tǎo lùn fāng àn ba

Let's set these arguments aside for now and discuss the plan.

Illustration for 抛开 (set aside)

More examples

她愿意抛开偏见，认真听取不同意见。tā yuàn yì pāo kāi piān jiàn rèn zhēn tīng qǔ bù tóng yì jiàn

She is willing to set aside prejudice and listen carefully to different opinions.

Core concept

An issue is moved out of the active discussion so the conversation can keep moving.

Common phrases

  • 抛开顾虑pāo kāi gù lǜ

    set aside concerns

  • 抛开偏见pāo kāi piān jiàn

    set aside prejudice

  • 抛开个人恩怨pāo kāi gè rén ēn yuàn

    set aside personal grudges

Similar words

搁置gē zhì: Set aside a problem or plan that is in progress without dealing with it now.
放下fàng xià: Release a troubling feeling or burden and become emotionally lighter.
忽视hū shì: Pay no attention to something and treat it as unimportant or absent.
放弃fàng qì: Stop pursuing an effort or willingly let go of something owned.

Definition in Chinese

在讨论或决策时暂时把某些因素置于一旁，不再追究，以便继续推进或作出决定。zài tǎo lùn huò jué cè shí zàn shí bǎ mǒu xiē yīn sù zhì yú yì páng bú zài zhuī jiū yǐ biàn jì xù tuī jìn huò zuò chū jué dìng

Word origin

The compound 抛 (pāo, "throw") + 开 (kāi, "open") evokes throwing something away from the current focus, which develops into setting an issue aside.

Usage tips

  • The word often signals a temporary boundary: an issue is outside the present discussion, not necessarily solved or rejected.

Other meanings

  • ignoreverb
  • shelveverb
  • leave aloneverb

Opposites

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