撒手不管

sāshǒubùguǎn

idiom #19,778

Meanings

1 to let go and not bother
2 to wash one's hands of something

Characters

to let go; to release

to manage; to care about

Examples

他把孩子丢给父母就撒手不管了。

Tā bǎ háizi diū gěi fùmǔ jiù sāshǒu bùguǎn le.

He left the kids with his parents and washed his hands of it.

你不能遇到困难就撒手不管。

Nǐ bù néng yùdào kùnnán jiù sāshǒu bùguǎn.

You can't just give up and walk away when you encounter difficulties.

Tips

memory

Picture literally opening your hands (撒手) and letting go — then refusing to manage (不管) anything. Hands off!

Stroke Order

撒 sā

手 shǒu

不 bù

管 guǎn