爱不释手

愛不釋手

àibù-shìshǒu

idiom HSK 7-9 #28,804

Meanings

这本书太好看了，让人爱不释手。

Zhè běn shū tài hǎokàn le, ràng rén àibù-shìshǒu.

This book is so good that you can't put it down.

她收到了一条项链，爱不释手。

Tā shōudào le yītiáo xiàngliàn, àibù-shìshǒu.

She received a necklace and couldn't stop admiring it.

memory

Literally 'love, not release hand' - you love it so much your hand won't let go. Picture clutching a favorite gadget and refusing to set it down.

usage

Often used for books, gadgets, gifts, or any physical object. Commonly appears as 让人爱不释手 (makes one unable to put it down).

爱 ài

不 bù

释 shì

手 shǒu