割舍

割捨
gēshě
verb #28,180

Meanings

  1. 1 to give up
  2. 2 to part with
  3. 3 to let go of (something valued)

Examples

HSK 5
Tā nányǐ gēshě duì gùxiāng de gǎnqíng.
He finds it hard to let go of his feelings for his hometown.
HSK 7-9
Wèile shìyè, tā bùdébù gēshě yǔ jiārén xiāngjù de shíjiān.
For the sake of her career, she had to give up time spent with her family.

Tips

memory
割 means 'to cut' and 舍 means 'to discard' - you are cutting away and discarding something you care about. The pain of cutting is built right into the word.

Stroke Order

割 gē
舍 shě