舍不得
shěbude
to be reluctant to part with
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 她舍不得扔掉旧照片。She can’t bear to throw away the old photos.
- 我真舍不得和大家分开。I really hate to part from everyone.
Collocations
舍不得花钱舍不得离开舍不得扔舍不得吃
Mnemonic
舍 shě "to give up" + 不得 bude "cannot": "to be reluctant to part with". Cannot bring oneself to give up. A potential-complement structure, paired with the affirmative 舍得 (willing to give up). 舍不得花钱 = loath to spend money, 舍不得离开 = reluctant to leave.
Related
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