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难分难舍 — “Hard to separate, hard to let go”

难分难舍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very reluctant to part from someone or something due to strong emotional attachment; sentimentally attached and unwilling to separate”. Literally, “Hard to separate, hard to let go”.

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难分难舍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 难nán
  • 分fēn
  • 难nán
  • 舍shě

难分难舍 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
分
fēn4divide, separate, share
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
舍
shě8house, give way

Example Sentence with 难分难舍

毕业典礼上,同学们难分难舍,互相拥抱告别。
At the graduation ceremony, the students were very reluctant to part, hugging each other goodbye.

Idioms Related to 难分难舍

Synonyms of 难分难舍

  • yī依yī依bù不shě舍reluctant to part
  • nán难shě舍nán难fēn分unwilling to part
  • nán难jiě解nán难fēn分Locked in an inextricable struggle

Antonyms of 难分难舍

  • yī一dāo刀liǎng两duàn断make a clean break
  • jué绝jū裾ér而qù去Leave resolutely

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

Questions about 难分难舍

What does 难分难舍 mean?
难分难舍 (nán fēn nán shě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be very reluctant to part from someone or something due to strong emotional attachment; sentimentally attached and unwilling to separate”.
How do you pronounce 难分难舍?
难分难舍 is pronounced nán fēn nán shě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难分难舍 literally mean?
Literally, 难分难舍 means “Hard to separate, hard to let go”. It is used to mean “to be very reluctant to part from someone or something due to strong emotional attachment; sentimentally attached and unwilling to separate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难分难舍?
分:分离;舍:放下。形容感情很好,不愿分开。亦作“难舍难分。”。
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