恋恋不舍 (liànliànbùshě) — reluctant to part; unable to tear oneself away

Characters in this word

Strokes: 10
Radical: 心 — heart
Made of: 亦 also, too 心 heart
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

放假结束时，孩子对外婆家恋恋不舍，哭着不想走。 Fàngjià jiéshù shí, háizi duì wàipó jiā liànliànbùshě, kūzhe bù xiǎng zǒu. At the end of the holiday the child was reluctant to leave grandma's house and cried, not wanting to go.
旅行快结束了，我们对这座小城还是恋恋不舍。 Lǚxíng kuài jiéshù le, wǒmen duì zhè zuò xiǎochéng háishi liànliànbùshě. The trip was nearly over, and we were still reluctant to leave this little town.
他恋恋不舍地看了一眼老房子，才转身离开。 Tā liànliànbùshě de kàn le yì yǎn lǎo fángzi, cái zhuǎnshēn líkāi. He cast one lingering look at the old house before turning to leave.