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

他们分手了。

Tāmen fēnshǒu le.

They broke up.

分手以后，他很难过。

Fēnshǒu yǐhòu, tā hěn nánguò.

After the breakup, he was very sad.

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