遗弃 meaning in English

yíqì

to leave; to abandon

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 遺棄19 strokes

Meaning of 遗弃

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yíqì
  1. to leave
  2. to abandon

遗弃 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā觉jué得de被bèi社shè会huì遗yí弃qì了le。
He felt alienated from society.
那nà幢chuáng房fáng子zi看kàn起qǐ来lái被bèi遗yí弃qì了le。
That house appears deserted.
一yí个gè牧mù羊yáng人rén把bǎ他tā一yī身shēn白bái雪xuě的de山shān羊yáng赶gǎn进jìn被bèi遗yí弃qì的de山shān洞dòng躲duǒ避bì暴bào风fēng雪xuě。
A goatherd drove his goats, all white with snow, into a deserted cave for shelter.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

遗 yí · to lose · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  4. 4
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  9. 9
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  12. 12

弃 qì · to abandon · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 遗弃.

遗产yíchǎnheritage; legacy
遗传yíchuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
放弃fàngqìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
遗憾yíhànregret; to regret
抛弃pāoqìto abandon; to discard
遗嘱yízhǔtestament; will
遗忘yíwàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
遗体yítǐremains (of a dead person)
丢弃diūqìto discard; to abandon
遗物yíwùpersonal effects (of the deceased); artifacts; relics; (biological) remains
嫌弃xiánqìto regard with disdain; to shun
遗愿yíyuànfinal wishes of the departed

Questions about 遗弃

What does 遗弃 mean?

遗弃 (yíqì) means "to leave; to abandon" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 遗弃?

遗弃 is made of 2 characters: 遗 (12 strokes), 弃 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 遗弃 an HSK word?

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

How is 遗弃 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 遗弃 is written 遺棄.