断舍

斷捨

duànshě

verb

Meanings

1 to cut off and let go (short form of 断舍离)
2 to declutter; to give up attachments

Characters

to cut off; break

to give up; discard

Examples

HSK 5

我最近在断舍，扔了好多旧衣服。

Wǒ zuìjìn zài duànshě, rēng le hǎoduō jiù yīfu.

I've been decluttering lately, tossed a lot of old clothes.

HSK 6

学会断舍才能过得轻松。

Xuéhuì duànshě cáinéng guò de qīngsōng.

You have to learn to let go to live lightly.

Tips

usage

Colloquial short form of 断舍离 (literally 'cut, discard, separate'), the Japanese-origin minimalism philosophy popularized by Hideko Yamashita. Used as both verb ('to declutter') and attitude ('to let go of excess').

Stroke Order

断 duàn

舍 shě