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The character 罢 primarily functions as a verb meaning to stop, cease, dismiss, or go on strike. Its traditional form, 罷, combines the semantic net radical 罒 on top with the component 能 below, originally depicting an animal caught in a net and thus losing its ability to move, hence the extended meanings of stopping or dismissal. The simplified form 罢 replaces 能 with 去 (to go or remove), creating a new structure that blends the idea of a net with removal, effectively conveying the cessation of an activity or dismissal from duties, which aligns with its modern usage for halting work or operations.
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算了，不打了。
工人们罢工了。
我不过是开个玩笑罢了。
他不达目的是不会罢休的。
由于天气恶劣，活动只好作罢。
也罢，不要再争论这个问题了。
议会投票通过了罢免案。
他不过是随口一说罢了，你别当真。