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罢休 (bà xiū): Give up (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
罢 • bà • to stop, cease, or dismiss
bà
罢
to stop, cease, or dismiss
休 • xiū • to rest; to stop
xiū
休
to rest; to stop
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 罢休.
Words with
罢
罢工
bà gōng
go on strike; down tools
罢了
bà le
That's it.
罢免
bà miǎn
Recall (from office)
也罢
yě bà
let it be, anyway
罢手
bà shǒu
stop, give up
罢黜
bàchù
to dismiss from office
罢黜百家
bà chù bǎi jiā
to suppress all other ideas or styles in favor of one; to enforce orthodoxy by rejecting alternatives
Words with
休
休息
xiū xi
to rest
休假
xiū jià
to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
休闲
xiū xián
enjoy free time; lie fallow
退休
tuì xiū
retire
休克
xiū kè
Shock
休养
xiū yǎng
Recuperate
休想
xiū xiǎng
Don't even think about it
休眠
xiū mián
Dormant
4.
How to Use 罢休 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
不肯
bù
不
kěn
肯
bà
罢
xiū
休
neutral
unwilling to stop
Verb + Adverb
with
就此
jiù
就
cǐ
此
bà
罢
xiū
休
Idiom
with
善罢甘休
shàn
善
bà
罢
gān
甘
xiū
休
Adverb + Verb
with
决不
jué
决
bù
不
bà
罢
xiū
休
5.
Example Sentences with 罢休
Bù
不
zhǎo
找
dào
到
dá
答
àn
案
，
tā
他
formal
Written
stop right here
formal
Written
willingly let it go
formal
never give up
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.
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.
