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自暴自弃

zì bào zì qìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to abandon oneself to despair / to give up and stop bothering
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-84d892a511070d15. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

自暴自棄 自暴自弃 [zi4 bao4 zi4 qi4] /to abandon oneself to despair/to give up and stop bothering/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 自暴自棄

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 暴
    bào

    sudden / violent / cruel / to show or expose / to injure

    pù

    See the full entry for source details.

    Bào

    surname Bao

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 弃
    qì

    to abandon / to relinquish / to discard / to throw away

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.