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依依不舍 (yī yī bù shě) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

依依不舍 (yī yī bù shě) is a Chinese word: reluctant to part. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 依依不舍

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

reluctant to part

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.

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Word breakdown

依 yī — attached, clinging (emotional attachment)

依 yī — repeated for emphasis, intensifying the reluctant feeling

不 bù — not, negation

舍 shě — willing to give up, bear to part with

Structure & writing
1 依 yī — to lean on; to rely on, to depend on

依 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 依 yī — to lean on; to rely on, to depend on

依 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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3 不 bù — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters

不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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4 舍 shě — to give up; to abandon
Xpinyin
舍 is a component in 1 characters

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