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爱不释手 — “To be extremely fond of something and unable to put it down”

爱不释手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely fond of something and unable to put it down”. To cherish something too much to let go.

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爱不释手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 爱ài
  • 不bù
  • 释shì
  • 手shǒu

爱不释手 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
爱
ài10to love or cherish
不
bù4not
释
shì12explain, release, or dispel
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

Example Sentence with 爱不释手

他收到那本精美的画册后,爱不释手,一直捧在手里翻看。
After he received the exquisite picture book, he was so fond of it that he couldn't put it down and kept holding and flipping through it.

Idioms Related to 爱不释手

Synonyms of 爱不释手

  • shǒu手bù不shì释juàn卷always reading
  • ài爱bù不rěn忍shì释too fond to part with

Antonyms of 爱不释手

  • bù不xiè屑yī一gù顾disdain to cast a glance
  • qì弃ruò若bì敝xǐ屣discard like worn-out shoes

More idioms starting with 爱

  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生love someone so much you wish them to live
  • ài爱zhī之yù欲qí其shēng生,,è恶zhī之yù欲qí其sǐ死love to live, hate to die
  • ài爱ren人yǐ以dé德Love others with virtue and integrity
  • ài爱ren人lì利wù物cherish and benefit others
  • ài爱rén人hào好shì士cherish and value talented individuals
  • ài爱zé则jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,è恶zé则zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Love or hate dictates all actions
  • ài爱bié别lí离kǔ苦the pain of parting from loved ones
  • ài爱shì势tān贪cái财obsessed with power and greedy for money
  • ài爱bó博ér而qíng情bù不zhuān专love widely but not dedicated
  • ài爱kǒu口shí识xiū羞too shy to speak
  • ài爱guó国yī一jiā家Patriots are one family

Questions about 爱不释手

What does 爱不释手 mean?
爱不释手 (ài bù shì shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely fond of something and unable to put it down”.
How do you pronounce 爱不释手?
爱不释手 is pronounced ài bù shì shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 爱不释手?
释:放下。喜爱得舍不得放手。
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