罢休 meaning in English

bàxiū

to give up; to abandon (a goal etc)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 罷休16 strokes

Meaning of 罢休

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bàxiū
  1. to give up
  2. to abandon (a goal etc)
  3. to let sth go
  4. forget it
  5. let the matter drop

Stroke order for each character

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罢 bà · to cease · 10 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  6. 6
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  9. 9
  10. 10

休 xiū · to rest · 6 strokes

  1. 1
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  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 罢休.

休息xiūxirest; to rest
休假xiūjiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
休闲xiūxiánleisure; relaxation
罢了bàlea modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
罢工bàgōnga strike; to go on strike
休想xiūxiǎngdon't think (that); don't imagine (that)
退休金tuìxiūjīnretirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
休克xiūkè(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock
休眠xiūmián(biology) dormant; (of a volcano) dormant
休养xiūyǎngto recuperate; to recover
罢免bàmiǎnto remove sb from their post; to dismiss

Questions about 罢休

What does 罢休 mean?

罢休 (bàxiū) means "to give up; to abandon (a goal etc)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 罢休?

罢休 is made of 2 characters: 罢 (10 strokes), 休 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 罢休 an HSK word?

Yes. 罢休 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 罢休 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 罢休 is written 罷休.