分手期

fēnshǒuqī

noun

Measure Word

一段分手期 duàn

Meanings

1 breakup phase
2 period leading up to a breakup

Characters

Examples

他们正在分手期，经常吵架。

Tāmen zhèngzài fēnshǒuqī, jīngcháng chǎojià.

They're in the breakup phase and fight often.

分手期是最痛苦的阶段。

Fēnshǒuqī shì zuì tòngkǔ de jiēduàn.

The breakup phase is the most painful stage.

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usage

Colloquial label used in relationship articles and videos for the drawn-out period when a couple is effectively ending but hasn't formally split. Often paired with 冷战期 (cold-war phase) in the same framework.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

手 shǒu

期 qī