DICTIONARY
The Chinese word she bu de - 舍不得 - shě bù dé
(to hate to part with or use in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
shě bù dé
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English translations
to hate to part with or use,
to grudge
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shě bù dé are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 舍不得 ( she bu de / shě bù dé ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo shebude likai zheli.
Wǒ shěbùde líkāi zhèlǐ.– English translation: I can't bear to leave this place.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to give up | to get | not
舍不得 ( she bu de / shě bù dé ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 730)
舍不得 ( she bu de / shě bù dé ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 730)
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