作罢

jì rán shuāng fāng dōu bù tóng yì zhè jiàn shì jiù zhǐ hǎo zuò bà le

既然双方都不同意，这件事就只好作罢了。

Since neither side agrees, the matter has to be dropped.

bàn tú zuò bà

半途作罢

drop it halfway through

tā bù kěn zhè yàng zuò bà

他不肯这样作罢。

He is not willing to leave it at this.

zhè ge xiǎng fǎ hái shi zuò bà wéi hǎo

这个想法还是作罢为好。

We'd better drop this idea.

yīn wèi wǒ wán chéng bù liǎo zhè ge rèn wù suǒ yǐ zhǐ hǎo zuò bà le

因为我完成不了这个任务，所以只好作罢了。

Because I couldn't complete this task, I had to be dropped.

tā gāng yào kàng yì dàn yòu yī xiǎng jué dìng zuò bà

他刚要抗议，但又一想，决定作罢。

He was about to protest but thought better of it.

hěn kuài tā jiù děi yī qiè zuò bà juǎn pū gai huí jiā

很快她就得一切作罢，卷铺盖回家。

Shortly she would have to give up and go home.

wǒ men jǐ gè nián qīng yī diǎn de qiáng liè kàng yì dàn guǎ bù dí zhòng zhǐ hǎo zuò bà

我们几个年轻一点的强烈抗议，但寡不敌众，只好作罢。

We are a bit younger to protest strongly, but hopelessly outnumbered, have to drop.