撒手

sāshǒu

verb #21,689

Meanings

1 to let go
2 to release one's grip
3 to give up
4 to wash one's hands of

Characters

to release / to let go / to scatter

Examples

他撒手不管了，一切由我们自己解决。

Tā sāshǒu bù guǎn le, yīqiè yóu wǒmen zìjǐ jiějué.

He washed his hands of it, leaving us to solve everything ourselves.

在最关键的时候，你不能撒手。

Zài zuì guānjiàn de shíhou, nǐ bù néng sāshǒu.

At the most critical moment, you can't let go.

Tips

usage

撒手 can be literal (releasing one's grip) or figurative (giving up responsibility). The phrase 撒手不管 is very common and means 'to wash one's hands of something / to abandon responsibility.'

Stroke Order

撒 sā

手 shǒu