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罢休

罢休 (bà xiū): Give up (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

罢休 consists of 2 characters.

to stop, cease, or dismiss

to rest; to stop

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Pinyinbà xiū

MeaningGive up

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word罢休

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3.

How to Use 罢休 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 罢休 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith不肯

bù不

kěn肯

bà罢

xiū休

neutral

unwilling to stop

Verb + Adverbwith就此

jiù就

cǐ此

bà罢

xiū休

Idiomwith善罢甘休

shàn善

bà罢

gān甘

xiū休

Adverb + Verbwith决不

jué决

bù不

bà罢

xiū休

4.

Example Sentences with 罢休

tā他

bù不

xiě写

wán完

zuò作

yè业

jiù就

formal

Written

stop right here

formal

Written

willingly let it go

formal

never give up

bù

不

bà罢

xiū休

。

He won't stop until he finishes his homework.

Bù不

zhǎo找

dào到

dá答

àn案

，

tā他

jué绝

bù不

huì会

bà罢

xiū休

。

He will never give up until he finds the answer.

chú除

fēi非

děi得

dào到

mǎn满

yì意

de的

dá答

fù复

，

fǒu否

zé则

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bú不

huì会

qīng轻

yì易

bà罢

xiū休

。

Unless we receive a satisfactory response, we will never give up easily.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

yīn因

wèi为

yí一

cì次

shī失

bài败

jiù就

dǎ打

suàn算

jiù就

cǐ此

bà罢

xiū休

ma吗

？

Are you really planning to give up just because of one failure?

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

bù不

jiě解

jué决

，

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bù不

bà罢

xiū休

。

We won't give up until this problem is solved.

miàn面

duì对

bù不

gōng公

zhèng正

de的

dài待

yù遇

，

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

yào要

bà罢

xiū休

。

Faced with unfair treatment, he never thought of giving up.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tán谈

pàn判

xiàn陷

rù入

jiāng僵

jú局

，

dàn但

shuāng双

fāng方

dōu都

méi没

yǒu有

bà罢

xiū休

de的

yì意

sī思

。

Although the negotiations have reached a deadlock, neither side intends to give up.

suī虽

rán然

yù遇

dào到

le了

hěn很

duō多

kùn困

nán难

，

dàn但

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

bà罢

xiū休

，

jì继

xù续

nǔ努

lì力

。

Although he encountered many difficulties, he didn't give up and kept trying.

tā他

fā发

shì誓

bù不

zhǎo找

dào到

zǒu走

shī失

de的

ài爱

quǎn犬

jiù就

jué绝

bú不

bà罢

xiū休

。

He vowed not to give up until he found his lost beloved dog.

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休养xiū yǎngHSK 7-9
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