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舍不得

shě bu de

HSK 5 3-character word Traditional 捨不得

What 舍不得 means

1. to hate to do sth
2. to hate to part with
3. to begrudge

The characters in 舍不得

• 舍shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…

Example sentences

• 情侣很舍不得离开.
  Qínglǚ hěn shěbude líkāi.
  The lovers reluctantly parted.
• 我在这里有家人，离开时会很舍不得他们。
  I have family here that I'll be sad to leave behind.
• 我们的老板就连给我们涨一点工资都舍不得。
  Wǒmen de lǎobǎn jiù lián gěi wǒmen zhǎng yīdiǎn gōngzī dōu shěbude.
  Our boss begrudged us even a small raise in pay.

Words starting with 舍不得

• 舍不得孩子套不住狼shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù lángone who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)…