舍不得 (shěbude) · to hate to part with

舍不得 (shěbude) means “to hate to part with; to be reluctant to”. It is written with 3 characters: 舍 (house) + 不 (not) + 得 (to get). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 舍不得 is built

The characters

舍 shě · house

What 舍 is made of

人rén — person
舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

得 dé · to get

What 得 is made of

彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
寸cùn — inch

Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我真舍不得离开这里。Wǒ zhēn shěbude líkāi zhèlǐ.I really hate to leave this place.

她舍不得花钱买衣服。Tā shěbude huā qián mǎi yīfu.She is reluctant to spend money on clothes.

Questions about 舍不得

What does 舍不得 mean?

舍不得 (shěbude) means “to hate to part with; to be reluctant to”.

How do you pronounce 舍不得?

舍不得 is pronounced shěbude.

Which HSK level is 舍不得?

舍不得 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 82: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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