分手

fēnshǒu

verb HSK 4 #1,324

Meanings

1 to break up (a relationship)
2 to part ways; to split up

Characters

to separate; to part

Literally 'separate hands' - letting go of each other

Examples

HSK 1

他们分手了。

Tāmen fēnshǒu le.

They broke up.

HSK 2

分手以后，他很难过。

Fēnshǒu yǐhòu, tā hěn nánguò.

After the breakup, he was very sad.

HSK 3

我们和平分手吧。

Wǒmen hépíng fēnshǒu ba.

Let's break up peacefully.

In Pop Culture

分手快乐 Fēnshǒu kuàilè

Happy Breakup

breakup anthem by Fish Leong (梁静茹).

Stroke Order

分 fēn

手 shǒu