part company; say good-bye; separate (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
分手 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们决定分手了。 tāmen juédìng fēnshǒu le - They decided to break up.
分手后，他们依然是朋友。 fēnshǒu hòu, tāmen yīrán shì péngyǒu - After breaking up, they remained friends.
他们分手的原因是性格不合。 tāmen fēnshǒu de yuányīn shì xìnggé bùhé - The reason they broke up was incompatible personalities.
他们昨天正式分手了。 tāmen zuótiān zhèngshì fēnshǒu le - They officially broke up yesterday.
分手后，他们彼此都很伤心。 fēnshǒu hòu, tāmen bǐcǐ dōu hěn shāngxīn - After breaking up, they were both very sad.
Characters
分 fēn - minute | HSK 3
手 shǒu - hand; (for skill or proficiency), (first, second, third) hand, (smallest tradable stock) unit |