依 yī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 衣 cloth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
依依不舍
yīyībùshě
reluctant to part; unwilling to leave
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
舍 shě
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 舌 — tongue
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 送别的时候，大家依依不舍地和老师告别。 Sòngbié de shíhou, dàjiā yīyībùshě de hé lǎoshī gàobié. At the farewell, everyone said goodbye to the teacher reluctantly.
- 他依依不舍地望着火车渐渐远去。 Tā yīyībùshě de wàngzhe huǒchē jiànjiàn yuǎnqù. He watched the train gradually disappear into the distance, unwilling to part with it.
- 猫咪依依不舍地跟在主人身后，不想让他出门。 Māomī yīyībùshě de gēnzài zhǔrén shēnhòu, bùxiǎng ràng tā chūmén. The cat was reluctant to leave its owner's side and did not want him to go out.
Related words
- 依靠 yīkào to rely on
- 依然 yīrán still; as before
- 依法 yīfǎ according to law
- 依旧 yījiù still; as before
- 依据 yījù according to; based on
- 依照 yīzhào according to
- 依赖 yīlài to rely on
- 依 yī to rely on; according to
- 依次 yīcì in sequence; one after another
- 依附 yīfù to depend on; to attach oneself to
- 依托 yītuō to rely on; to be based on
- 不大 búdà not very, not much