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分手

fēn shǒu · fen shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to part company
  2. to split up
  3. to break up
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In a conversation

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A TV couple

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这部(zhèbù)电视剧(diànshìjù)里(lǐ)，他们(tāmen)又(yòu)要(yào)分手(fēnshǒu)了(le)。

    Look, in this TV drama they're about to break up again.

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)上周(shàngzhōu)不是(bùshì)刚(gāng)分手(fēnshǒu)吗(ma)？

    Didn't they just break up last week?

  3. Dengdeng

    上周(shàngzhōu)分手(fēnshǒu)了(le)，这周(zhèzhōu)又(yòu)和好(héhǎo)了(le)。

    They broke up last week and made up again this week.

  4. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)每个(měigè)星期(xīngqī)都(dōu)分手(fēnshǒu)一次(yīcì)。

    They break up once every week.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，每周(měizhōu)一次(yīcì)，像(xiàng)上班(shàngbān)一样(yīyàng)。

    Yes, once a week, like going to work.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)下周(xiàzhōu)他们(tāmen)是不是(shìbùshì)又(yòu)要(yào)分手(fēnshǒu)？

    So next week will they break up again?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

难(nán)怪(guài)她(tā)表(biǎo)示(shì)不(bù)想(xiǎng)再(zài)见(jiàn)到(dào)他(tā)了(le)。因(yīn)为(wèi)他(tā)们(men)分(fēn)手(shǒu)了(le)。

No wonder she doesn't want to see him again. Because they broke up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)想(xiǎng)到(dào)我(wǒ)们(men)会(huì)这(zhè)样(yàng)分(fēn)手(shǒu)。

I never thought we'd end up like this.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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分
fēn

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

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