Definition & Meaning

say good-bye; separate; part (with)

Word usage

fēn shǒu

分 手

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v.say good-bye; separate; part (with)
- wǒ men shì zài chē zhàn fēn shǒu de
  我们是在车站分手的。
  We said good-bye to each other at the station.
- wǒ yǐ jīng hé tā fēn shǒu le
  我已经和他分手了。
  I have finished with him.
- lǚ xíng jié shù shí tā hé wǒ men fēn shǒu le
  旅行结束时，他和我们分手了。
  He parted with us at the end of the trip.
- wǒ yào wǎng běi zǒu le zán men zài zhè r fēn shǒu ba
  我要往北走了，咱们在这儿分手吧。
  I'm heading up north, so let's say our goodbyes here.
- shě bu de fēn shǒu
  舍不得分手
  be loath to part
- wǒ men yǒu hǎo de fēn shǒu ba
  我们友好地分手吧。
  Let's part as good friends.
- wǒ men yī zhí tán dào shēn yè rán hòu cái fēn shǒu
  我们一直谈到深夜，然后才分手。
  We talked until midnight and then separated.
- wǒ jué dìng hé duì fāng fēn shǒu
  我决定和对方分手。
  I decided to separate from my partner.
- zài yī qǐ nián zhī hòu tā men jué dìng fēn shǒu
  在一起4年之后，他们决定分手。
  They decided to go their separate ways after being together for four years.
- tā gāng gāng hé nán péng you fēn shǒu
  她刚刚和男朋友分手。
  She's just broken up with her boyfriend.
synonym
fēn bié分别 fēn lí分离 lí bié离别 bié lí别离
antonym
xiāng jù相聚 tuán jù团聚

Word usage

Separable word
"分" and "手" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我和他暂时分不了手。
  I won’t break up with him for the time being.
- 他们以前分过手，现在又在一起了。
  They broke up before, but now they're together again.
- 你们是什么时候分的手？
  When did you split up?

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