Chinese word

罢休

Pronunciation

Pinyinbà xiū

Meaning

  • verbgive up

Example

这件事我不会罢休。zhè jiàn shì wǒ bú huì bà xiū

I won't give up on this matter.

Illustration for 罢休 (give up)

More examples

遇到困难，他不轻易罢休。yù dào kùn nán tā bù qīng yì bà xiū

When he encounters difficulties, he does not give up easily.

Core concept

It pictures someone drawing a final line under an issue and stepping away from it.

Common phrases

  • 不轻易罢休bù qīng yì bà xiū

    not give up easily

Similar words

放弃fàng qì: Giving up a goal or hope and no longer trying to achieve it.
停止tíng zhǐ: Stopping a movement, activity, or process so that it no longer continues.
中止zhōng zhǐ: Discontinuing a planned activity or project before it is completed.
作罢zuò bà: Calling off an action or plan and letting it end as it is.

Definition in Chinese

表示放弃追究或争执，停止再做某事，带有终结的意味。biǎo shì fàng qì zhuī jiū huò zhēng zhí tíng zhǐ zài zuò mǒu shì dài yǒu zhōng jié de yì wèi

Word origin

罢 (bà, "stop") + 休 (xiū, "rest") combine to portray stopping and resting, giving the word its sense of bringing an activity or dispute to an end.

Usage tips

  • 罢休 (bàxiū, "stop pursuing a matter") often appears in firm statements about whether someone will continue pressing an issue, rather than as a casual way to end an ordinary activity.

Other meanings

  • stopverb
  • abandonverb

Opposites

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