遗弃

yí qì · HSK 7

to abandon

🗑️ 遗 leave-behind + 弃 discard = to abandon for good

Two near-synonyms stacked: 遗 means to leave behind or lose, and 弃 means to throw away or cast off. Together they intensify into deliberate abandonment, stronger than just leaving something by accident.

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