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自暴自弃

zì bào zì qì

4-character word Traditional 自暴自棄

What 自暴自弃 means

1. to abandon oneself to despair
2. to give up and stop bothering

The characters in 自暴自弃

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 暴bàosudden; violent; cruel
• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 弃qìto abandon; to relinquish; to discard

Example sentences

• 这个学生自暴自弃了。
  The student gave himself up to despair.