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弃市
棄市
qìshì
1. public execution (old)

Character Breakdown

弃
qì
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget
HSK 4 7 丶
市
shì
city, town; market, fair; to trade
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (1)

偶语弃市
ǒuyǔqìshì
chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)

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Chinese