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丢弃

diūqì

to discard; to throw away

A person tosses an old shoe into a green bin
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Characters in this word

丢 diū

Strokes
6
Radical
一 — one
Made of
王 king, ruler 厶 private, secret
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

弃 qì

Strokes
7
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
亠 lid, cover 厶 private, secret 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 弃

Example phrases

  • 大量可维修电器被随意丢弃,既浪费资源,也加重污染。 Dàliàng kě wéixiū diànqì bèi suíyì diūqì, jì làngfèi zīyuán, yě jiāzhòng wūrǎn. A large number of repairable electrical appliances are casually discarded, wasting resources and worsening pollution.
  • 请不要随地丢弃垃圾。 Qǐng bú yào suídì diūqì lājī. Please do not throw rubbish on the ground.
  • 他把穿旧的鞋子丢弃在路边。 Tā bǎ chuān jiù de xiézi diūqì zài lùbiān. He threw his worn-out shoes away by the roadside.

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