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舍

shě

HSK 5 Character Traditional 捨

What 舍 means

1. to give up; to abandon
2. to give alms

Other readings

舍 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shèresidence; house; my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in {舍妹|shè mèi});
• Shèsurname She
• shěold variant of {舍|shě}

Example sentences

• 我在宿舍住。
  I live in a dormitory.
• 他放火烧了校舍。
  Tā fànghuǒ shāo le xiàoshè.
  He set fire to the school building.
• 彼得的农舍非常大。
  Bǐdé de nóngshè fēicháng dà.
  Peter's cottage is very big.
• 情侣很舍不得离开.
  Qínglǚ hěn shěbude líkāi.
  The lovers reluctantly parted.
• 他一放学就回宿舍了。
  Tā yī fàngxué jiù huí sùshè le.
  He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.
• 附近有没有青年旅舍？
  Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu qīngniánlǚshè?
  Is there a youth hostel around here?

Words starting with 舍

• 舍不得shě bu deto hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge
• 舍得shě deto be willing to part with sth
• 舍弃shě qìto give up; to abandon; to abort
• 舍利shè lì(Buddhism) relic found in the cremated ashes of Buddhists (from Sanskrit "śarīra")
• 舍身shě shēnto give one's life
• 舍人shè rénancient office title; rich and important person
• 舍命shě mìngto risk one's life
• 舍下shě xiàto abandon; to lay down
• 舍己shě jǐselfless; self-sacrifice (to help others); self-renunciation
• 舍友shè yǒudormitory roommate; dormmate
• 舍利塔shè lì tǎ(Buddhism) stupa, mound-shaped monument containing Buddhist relics such as śarīra 舍利
• 舍弟shè dì(humble) my younger brother
• 舍己救人shě jǐ jiù rénto abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people; altruism
• 舍己为人shě jǐ wèi rénto abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for…
• 舍己为公shě jǐ wèi gōngto give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically…
• 舍生取义shě shēng qǔ yìto give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life…
• 舍身求法shě shēn qiú fǎto abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
• 舍生忘死shě shēng wàng sǐbravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb…
• 舍妹shè mèi(humble) my younger sister
• 舍本逐末shě běn zhú mòto neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom); to neglect fundamentals and concentrate…
• 舍正从邪shě zhèng cóng xiéto be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
• 舍车保帅shě jū bǎo shuàirook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess)…
• 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)…
• 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎone who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor…

Words containing 舍

• 宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room; living quarters
• 锲而不舍qiè ér bù shěto chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere…
• 宿舍楼sù shè lóudormitory building
• 不舍bù shěreluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
• 老舍Lǎo ShěLao She (1899–1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist
• 校舍xiào shèschool building
• 依依不舍yī yī bù shěreluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
• 施舍shī shěto give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
• 恋恋不舍liàn liàn bù shěreluctant to part
• 取舍qǔ shěto select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
• 旅舍lǚ shèinn; small hotel; hostel
• 割舍gē shěto give up; to part with
• 农舍nóng shèfarmhouse
• 左邻右舍zuǒ lín yòu shèneighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units
• 房舍fáng shèhouse; building
• 魂不守舍hún bù shǒu shèto be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind
• 香榭丽舍Xiāng xiè lì shèChamps Élysées
• 穷追不舍qióng zhuī bù shěto pursue relentlessly
• 难舍难分nán shě nán fēnloath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
• 住舍zhù shèhouse; residence
• 学舍xué shèschool building; school; (Taiwan) student dormitory
• 村舍cūn shècottage
• 女舍监nǚ shè jiānmatron
• 断舍离duàn shě lí(neologism, attested by 2012) decluttering; minimalism…

Characters that look like 舍

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce
• 音yīnsound; noise; note (of musical scale)
• 垂chuíto hang (down); droop; dangle
• 沓dáclassifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad; Taiwan pr. tà
• 佘Shésurname She
• 杳yǎodark and quiet; disappear