How to say “hate to part with” in Chinese
hate to part with, begrudge
“Hate to part with” in Chinese is 舍不得, shě bu de: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
舍不得 is read shě bu de: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 舍不得 — “hate to part with”. Second reading: shè, “dwelling”: 宿舍 — a dormitory.
Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “舍不得”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 舍不得. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我真舍不得你走。wǒzhēnshěbudenǐzǒuI really hate to see you go.
- 毕业了真舍不得大家bìyèle,zhēnshěbudedàjiāGraduation is here — I'll really miss everyone.
More words from the lesson “Saying goodbye”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hate to part with” in Chinese?
“Hate to part with” in Chinese is 舍不得, pinyin shěbude.
What does 舍不得 mean?
舍不得 (shěbude) means “hate to part with, begrudge”.
How do you write 舍不得?
舍不得 is 3 characters: 舍 (shě) — part with, give up; 不 (bù) — not, no; 得 (dé) — get, obtain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 舍不得?
舍不得 is read shěbude. Tones: shě — third tone, bu — neutral tone, de — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hate to part with” in the lesson “Saying goodbye”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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