舍不得 shěbude▶ Tiếc không nỡ rời xa hoặc dùng

Stroke order

舍不得 is written in 23 strokes across 3 characters.

• 舍 — 8 strokes
• 不 — 4 strokes
• 得 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to hate to do sth
2. to hate to part with
3. to begrudge

Related words

• 不如không bằng
• 不安Bất an, không ổn định
• 不断Liên tục; không ngừng
• 不然nếu không thì
• 不足không đủ; thiếu
• 宿舍ký túc xá

舍不得 is pronounced shěbude and means “Tiếc không nỡ rời xa hoặc dùng”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 舍不得 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.