不舍

不捨
bùshě
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be reluctant to part
  2. 2 to hate to let go

Examples

HSK 2
Yào zǒu le, wǒ zhēn yǒudiǎn bùshě.
Now that it's time to go, I really feel a little sad to leave.
HSK 5
Bìyè de shíhou, tóngxuémen xīnli dōu chōngmǎn le bùshě.
At graduation, the classmates' hearts were full of sadness at parting.

Tips

usage
不舍 is the written, slightly literary partner of spoken 舍不得. In idioms it can also mean 'not let go, not stop': 依依不舍 (unable to tear oneself away), 锲而不舍 (to keep at it) and 紧追不舍 (to chase without letting up).

Stroke Order

不 bù
舍 shě