放弃 Traditional form: 放棄 Pinyin (reading): fàngqì Definitions: to renounce; to abandon; to give up Characters: 放 - to release, to liberate, to free 弃 - to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget Traditional characters: 放 - to release, to liberate, to free 棄 - to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget