断舍离

斷捨離

duànshělí

noun

Meanings

1 decluttering; minimalism
2 danshari (discarding what you don't need)

Characters

to leave, to separate

Examples

搬家前来一次大断舍离。

Bānjiā qián lái yí cì dà duànshělí.

Before moving, do a big declutter.

她是断舍离的忠实粉丝。

Tā shì duànshělí de zhōngshí fěnsī.

She's a devoted fan of minimalism.

Tips

culture

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 (danshari), coined by Hideko Yamashita in 2009: 断 cut off new clutter, 舍 discard old clutter, 离 let go of attachment. Huge trend among young Chinese urbanites.

Stroke Order

断 duàn

舍 shě

离 lí