断舍

斷捨

duànshě

verb

Meanings

1 to cut off and let go (short form of 断舍离)
2 to declutter; to give up attachments

Characters

to cut off; break

to give up; discard

Examples

我最近在断舍，扔了好多旧衣服。

Wǒ zuìjìn zài duànshě, rēng le hǎo duō jiù yīfu.

I've been decluttering lately, tossed a lot of old clothes.

学会断舍才能过得轻松。

Xuéhuì duànshě cáinéng guò de qīngsōng.

You have to learn to let go to live lightly.

Tips

usage

Colloquial short form of 断舍离 (duànshělí, literally 'cut, discard, separate'), the Japanese-origin minimalism philosophy popularized by Hideko Yamashita. Used as both verb ('to declutter') and attitude ('to let go of excess').

Stroke Order

断 duàn

舍 shě