Character

舍

shè HSK 5

shě HSK 5

舍 shè HSK 5

1. house; dwelling
2. pen or enclosure for livestock or poultry
3. humble term for referring to one's own younger or lower-generation relatives
4. a surname
5. measure word: 1. thirty li marched in ancient military travel; 2. one night's lodging on a military march
6. one's humble home (舍间)

Words using 舍 as shè (1)

舍 shě HSK 5

1. to give up; to abandon
2. to give in charity; to donate

Words using 舍 as shě (5)

1 舍不得 shě bu de — reluctant to part with HSK 5
- 舍 to give up, to part with
- 不 not (negation)
- 得 complement particle indicating capability or possibility
Example

孩子舍不得扔掉旧玩具。

hái zi shě bu de rēng diào jiù wán jù

The child cannot bear to throw away old toys.
2 舍得 shě de — willing to give up HSK 5
- 舍 to give up, relinquish
- 得 particle indicating ability or willingness
Example

他很舍得花钱买书。

tā hěn shě de huā qián mǎi shū

He is very willing to spend money on books.
3 依依不舍 yī yī bù shě — reluctant to part HSK 7
- 依 attached, clinging (emotional attachment)
- 依 repeated for emphasis, intensifying the reluctant feeling
- 不 not, negation
- 舍 willing to give up, bear to part with
Example

毕业时，同学们依依不舍地告别。

bì yè shí tóng xué men yī yī bù shě de gào bié

At graduation, the classmates said goodbye reluctantly.
4 恋恋不舍 liàn liàn bù shě — reluctant to part HSK 7
- 恋 attachment, longing
- 恋 emphasis on attachment (repetition)
- 不 not, negative particle
- 舍 give up, part with
Example

孩子们恋恋不舍地离开了游乐园。

hái zi men liàn liàn bù shě de lí kāi le yóu lè yuán

The children reluctantly left the amusement park.
5 锲而不舍 qiè ér bù shě — persistent; to persevere unrelentingly HSK 7
- 锲 to carve; represents continuous effort
- 而 and; conjunction linking the action with not stopping
- 不 not; negation indicating the absence of giving up
- 舍 to give up; what is not done in perseverance
Example

他锲而不舍地学习中文，终于通过了考试。

tā qiè ér bù shě de xué xí zhōng wén zhōng yú tōng guò le kǎo shì

He persistently studied Chinese and finally passed the exam.