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title: "Paoqi Meaning: 抛弃 (pāoqì) Means “to abandon”"
description: "抛弃 (traditional 拋棄, pāoqì) means “to abandon; to discard; to desert”. Hear its tones, see what 抛 and 弃 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paoqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 抛弃 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

抛弃 pāoqì

## to abandon; to discard; to desert

## Its characters

1. 抛 pāo to abandon
2. 弃 qì to abandon

## In a sentence

这只小狗被主人抛弃了。 This puppy was abandoned by its owner.

至于长坂之败，是因为数十万百姓扶老携幼相随，主公不忍**抛弃**，这正是他的仁义。

From [舌战群儒 · Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-11#library-word-271-273)

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## More words with 抛 or 弃

- [放弃 fàngqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangqi)
- [废弃 fèiqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiqi)

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