Used at the end of a sentence to suggest that something is only a certain way and nothing more; often used with [[不过|不過|bu4 guo4]], [[只是|只是|zhi3 shi4]], or [[无非|無非|wu2 fei1]]

to go on strike; a collective refusal by employees to work, typically to achieve a specific goal

Used at the end of a sentence to express acceptance, resignation, or that a situation is okay as it is; similar to "never mind" or "let it be"

to give up or let a matter drop; to stop or abandon an activity, often used in negative sentences or rhetorical questions

to remove someone from office, especially through a vote by the people or a representative body; to dismiss or recall an official

to stop doing something; to let a matter drop; to stay one's hand

wanting to stop but being unable to do so; to feel an urge to continue or be compelled to carry on with something

to drop a matter; to cancel an original plan; to stop what one was doing

to be willing to let a matter go or stop a dispute; often used in the negative to mean one will not let something go until satisfied

to boycott classes or go on strike as students to protest or make a demand

to remove an official from their post; to sack an official

to swear not to stop until a goal is reached; to vow to fight to the finish

a collective protest where merchants or shopkeepers close their businesses to make a demand or express grievance

To remove someone from an official position; to fire a government official.

to stop a war or cease fighting

To suppress all non-Confucian schools of thought in favor of Confucianism, as in the cultural policy of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

to be willing to leave a matter as it is; to easily compromise or give up on a dispute

The legal right of voters or electoral units to dismiss elected representatives or public officials from their positions before the end of their term

a collective refusal to teach by educators as a form of protest or to achieve certain goals

to relieve or remove an official from their position; to dismiss from office

To stop writing or put down the pen; often used in formal contexts or as a letter closure.

Used to suggest dropping a subject or stopping further talk about something, often because it is frustrating or disappointing; "let's not talk about it".

to not let something go or to refuse to stop until a goal is reached

The Great Strike of 1923 by workers on the Beijing-Hankou Railway, which was eventually suppressed by the warlord Wu Peifu.

settle disputes among people through official mediation by government officers in ancient times

to dismiss someone from an official position or office

A historical play written by [[吴晗|吳晗|wu2 han2]] in 1960. It tells the story of the honest Ming official [[海瑞|海瑞|hai3 rui4]] being fired for challenging power; its criticism by the Communist Party served as the opening act of the Cultural Revolution.

to stop fighting; to call a truce; to cease hostilities

to collectively refuse to take an examination as a form of protest or to achieve a certain goal

to dismiss from a post; to remove from office or relieve of one's duties

to be no longer under discussion or pursuit; to be given up (often used as a predicate)

to remove from office; to fire or dismiss an employee or official

A collective refusal to work by professional drivers to achieve specific demands, resulting in the suspension of vehicle services.

To ban all other schools of thought and establish Confucianism as the sole official ideology; a policy famously adopted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

the set of laws and regulations governing the election and recall of public officials

Short for the [[选举罢免法|選舉罷免法|xuan3 ju3 ba4 mian3 fa3]], the laws governing the election and recall of public officials.

a form of industrial action where employees occupy their workplace and refuse to work or leave