hate to part with; be loath to leave (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
捨不得
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
她舍不得离开家人。 tā shěbude líkāi jiārén. - She is reluctant to leave her family.
我舍不得把这些书都扔掉。 wǒ shěbude bǎ zhèxiē shū dōu rēngdiào. - I can't bear to throw away all these books.
他舍不得卖掉那辆旧车。 tā shěbude mài diào nà liàng jiù chē. - He is reluctant to sell his old car.
我们舍不得离开这里。 wǒmen shěbude líkāi zhèlǐ. - We are reluctant to leave from here.
她舍不得把这个玩具给别人。 tā shěbude bǎ zhège wánjù gěi biérén. - She is reluctant to give this toy to someone else.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
得 de - [particle to connect verb to adverb] | HSK 2
得 de - feel | HSK 4
舍 shě - house, dormitory; fold, pen, sty; my (term of modesty before younger relatives); ancient unit of distance, (equal to 30 li, see also 里) |