舍 shě
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 舌 — tongue
- Made of
- 人 man, person 舌 tongue
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
舍不得
shěbude
to be unwilling to part with; to hate to do
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我舍不得你。 Wǒ shěbude nǐ. I hate to leave you.
- 他舍不得走。 Tā shěbude zǒu. He hates to leave.
- 她舍不得花钱。 Tā shěbude huā qián. She hates to spend money.
Related words
- 舍得 shěde to be willing to part with; to not mind doing
- 宿舍 sùshè dormitory
- 不大 búdà not very, not much
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome
- 不用 búyòng no need to
- 不 bù no, not
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 是不是 shìbushì is it or not? (tag question)
- 不错 búcuò good; not bad
- 不但 búdàn not only
- 不够 búgòu not enough