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爱不释手

愛不釋手
àibùshìshǒu
idiom HSK 7 #28,804

Meanings

  1. 1 to love something so much that one can't bear to put it down
  2. 2 to find something utterly irresistible

Examples

这本书太好看了，让人爱不释手。
Zhè běn shū tài hǎokàn le, ràng rén àibùshìshǒu.
This book is so good that you can't put it down.
她收到了一条项链，爱不释手。
Tā shōudào le yī tiáo xiàngliàn, àibùshìshǒu.
She received a necklace and couldn't stop admiring it.

Tips

memory
Literally 'love, not release hand' — you love it so much your hand won't let go. Picture clutching a favorite gadget and refusing to set it down.
usage
Often used for books, gadgets, gifts, or any physical object. Commonly appears as 让人爱不释手 (makes one unable to put it down).

Stroke Order

爱 ài
不 bù
释 shì
手 shǒu