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罢休
bà xiū
Meaning
- to give up
Definition
停止；结束；放弃（做某事）。
Stop; cease; give up (doing something).
Usage
常用于否定形式或疑问形式，表示不肯停止或不肯罢休。
Often used in negative or interrogative forms to indicate refusal to stop or give up.
Examples
- 1 他不肯罢休，坚持要找出真相。 (He refused to give up and insisted on finding the truth.)
- 2 这件事不能就这么罢休，一定要查个水落石出。 (We can't just let this go; we must get to the bottom of it.)
- 3 她失败了多次，但从不罢休。 (She failed many times, but never gave up.)
- 4 你们吵够了没有？还不肯罢休吗？ (Haven't you argued enough? Are you still not going to stop?)
- 5 为了梦想，他决不罢休。 (For his dream, he will never stop.)
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