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难舍难离 — “Deeply attached and unwilling to part”

难舍难离 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply attached and unwilling to part”. Loath to leave or separate. Literally, “difficult to give up, difficult to leave”.

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难舍难离 Pronunciation and Pinyin

难舍难离 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
舍
shě8house, give way
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
离
lí11to leave or separate from

Example Sentence with 难舍难离

小明和他的老朋友们毕业时,都感到难舍难离
When Xiao Ming and his old friends graduated, they all felt deeply reluctant to part.

Idioms Related to 难舍难离

Synonyms of 难舍难离

  • nán难fēn分nán难shě舍reluctant to part due to strong attachment

More idioms starting with 难

  • nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
  • nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
  • nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
  • nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
  • nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
  • nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
  • nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
  • nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say
  • nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
  • nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee

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Questions about 难舍难离

What does 难舍难离 mean?

难舍难离 (nán shě nán lí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Deeply attached and unwilling to part”.

How do you pronounce 难舍难离?

难舍难离 is pronounced nán shě nán lí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 难舍难离 literally mean?

Literally, 难舍难离 means “difficult to give up, difficult to leave”. It is used to mean “Deeply attached and unwilling to part”.

What is the Chinese definition of 难舍难离?

形容相互感情很深,不忍分离

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