罢 bà
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- Made of
- 罒 net, network 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
罢休
bàxiū
to stop; to let the matter drop
Characters in this word
休 xiū
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 对方一再拖延付款，我们若不追究到底，他们恐怕不会罢休。 Duìfāng yízài tuōyán fùkuǎn, wǒmen ruò bù zhuījiū dàodǐ, tāmen kǒngpà bú huì bàxiū. The other side has repeatedly delayed payment; unless we pursue it to the end, they probably will not stop.
- 不查清真相，他是不会罢休的。 Bù chá qīng zhēnxiàng, tā shì bú huì bàxiū de. He won't let it drop until the truth is found out.
- 孩子没拿到想要的玩具，哭闹着不肯罢休。 Háizi méi ná dào xiǎngyào de wánjù, kūnàozhe bù kěn bàxiū. The child didn't get the toy he wanted and kept crying and making a fuss, refusing to give up.
Related words
- 罢工 bàgōng to strike; strike
- 罢了 bàle that is all; merely; just
- 罢免 bàmiǎn to remove from office; to dismiss
- 休息 xiūxi to rest; rest
- 休假 xiūjià to be on vacation
- 退休 tuìxiū to retire
- 休闲 xiūxián leisure
- 休克 xiūkè shock; to go into shock
- 休眠 xiūmián to hibernate; to lie dormant; sleep mode
- 休想 xiūxiǎng do not imagine; don't even think of
- 休养 xiūyǎng to recuperate; to rest and recover
- 波折 bōzhé setback; twists and turns