自暴自弃 (自暴自棄)
zì bào zì qì
Pinyin

Definition

自暴自弃 (自暴自棄)
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zì bào zì qì
  1. to abandon oneself to despair
  2. to give up and stop bothering

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece

Idioms (20)

一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 short attention span
不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)

Sample Sentences

阿姨，您千万别自暴自弃，孩子没了，您还有自己的生活啊！可以跟别人一起跳跳舞，唱唱歌，学学书法什么的，让自己的日子丰富起来。
āyí ，nín qiānwàn bié zìbàozìqì ，háizi méi le ，nín háiyǒu zìjǐ de shēnghuó a ！kěyǐ gēn biérén yīqǐ tiàotiao wǔ ，chàngchang gē ，xué xue shūfǎ shénme de ，ràng zìjǐ de rìzi fēngfù qǐlái 。
Auntie, you mustn't give up all hope. Your child may be gone, but you still have your own life! You can go dancing, go singing, learn calligraphy, anything. You can lead a rich, fulfilling life.
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