分手
fēnshǒuTraditional: 分手
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Translation
to break up, to split up, to part
Word origin
A compound of 分 (fēn, to divide, to separate) and 手 (shǒu, hand), literally to let go of hands, meaning to part or to end a relationship.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 分 (fēn, to separate) + 手 (shǒu, hand)
Stroke order
分
手
Examples
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They broke up last year.
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She does not want to break up with her boyfriend.
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After the break-up he became very quiet.
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Let us talk it over properly and not break up so easily.
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The two parted at the station and went their separate ways home.
分手 (fēnshǒu) most often means to break up a romantic relationship, though it can also mean simply to part ways. It is the standard everyday word for ending a couple's relationship.
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