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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

罢手 [bàshǒu]
  1. 1. verb give up

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

罢手 [bàshǒu]
  1. 1. give up
    不试验成功,我们决不罢手
    We will never stop until the experiment succeeds.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

罢手 [bàshǒu]
  1. 1. 住手;停止做(某事)
    双方一直打到天黑才罢手
    不干出成绩,决不罢手

Examples

他俩打架打急了眼,一直打到一方把另一方开瓢儿,才罢手
They were greatly enraged in their fight and didn't stop until one hurt the other's head.
罢手
不干出成绩,决不罢手
to cut one's losses
赶紧罢手以免更大损失
let's call it quits
让我们就此罢手
Even though he kept losing, he didn't chuck in his cards until he lost everything.
虽然一直输,可是他不肯罢手,直到输得精光。

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