闪离

閃離
shǎnlí
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to divorce shortly after marrying
  2. 2 flash divorce
  3. 3 (also) to quit a job soon after starting

Examples

Tāmen jiéhūn cái sān ge yuè jiù shǎnlí le.
They'd only been married three months before splitting up.
Shǎnhūn shǎnlí shì zhè dài niánqīngrén chángjiàn de biāoqiān.
'Flash marry, flash divorce' is a common label slapped on this generation of young adults.

Tips

culture
Formed by analogy with 闪婚 (rushed marriage). The (flash) prefix spawned a family of words for abrupt life decisions — (quit-on-the-spot), (whirlwind romance). All carry a lightly judgmental tone in mainstream media.

Stroke Order

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