闪离

閃離
shǎnlí
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Tāmen jiéhūn cái sān ge yuè jiù shǎnlí le.
They'd only been married three months before splitting up.
HSK 7-9
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 - 闪辞 (quit-on-the-spot), 闪恋 (whirlwind romance). All carry a lightly judgmental tone in mainstream media.

Stroke Order

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