a modal particle indicating that's all, only, or nothing much

to stop work as a collective protest or an organized work stoppage

used in a correlated construction to indicate that different options or situations lead to the same result

to give up or abandon a goal, task, or pursuit

to formally remove someone from a post or position of authority, especially an elected official

to give up

to be unable to stop oneself or to feel a strong urge to continue an activity due to its attractiveness or momentum

to drop or abandon (a plan, subject, etc.)

to let the matter rest; to let it go; to take it lying down (usually used in the negative)

to boycott classes as a form of protest

to remove someone from an official post or position of authority

protest strike by merchants

to exclude, reject, or suppress a school of thought or policy

a strike by teachers

Hai Rui Dismissed from Office, a 1960 historical play by historian Wu Han

an idea or proposal that has been dropped or abandoned

the Han dynasty policy of dismissing other schools of thought to establish Confucianism as the sole state ideology

indicates that a topic is better left unsaid or that one should stop talking about it, often due to disappointment or annoyance