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依依不舍 (yī yī bù shě): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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依依不舍 (yī yī bù shě): Reluctant to leave / unwilling to part — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

依依不舍 consists of 4 characters.

to depend on, rely on

to depend on, rely on

house, dwelling; to give up, abandon

How to Use 依依不舍 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 依依不舍 with other words naturally.

Prepositional Phrase + Verbwith故乡

duì对

gù故

xiāng乡

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

neutral

reluctant to leave one's hometown

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

Adverb + Verbwith离开

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

de地

lí离

kāi开

Adjective + Nounwith情

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

zhī之

qíng情

Example Sentences with 依依不舍

tā他

zǒu走

de的

shí时

hòu候

，

wǒ我

neutral

feel reluctant to part

neutral

leave reluctantly

formal

Written

feelings of reluctance to part

yī

依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

。

When he left, I was reluctant to part.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

gōng公

wù务

zài在

shēn身

，

tā他

réng仍

duì对

zhè这

piàn片

tǔ土

dì地

liú流

lù露

chū出

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

de的

shén神

qíng情

。

Despite pressing official duties, he still showed a reluctant expression towards this land.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

duì对

nà那

duàn段

zǎo早

yǐ已

shì逝

qù去

de的

shí时

guāng光

rú如

cǐ此

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

ne呢

？

Why are you so unwilling to part with that long-gone period of time?

Show 5 More Sentences

hái孩

zi子

men们

duì对

yóu游

lè乐

yuán园

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

，

bù不

xiǎng想

huí回

jiā家

。

The children were reluctant to leave the amusement park and didn't want to go home.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

duì对

jiù旧

jū居

yī依

yī依

bù不

wǎn晚

huì会

jié结

shù束

hòu后

，

bīn宾

kè客

men们

hù

bì毕

yè业

nà那

tiān天

，

tóng同

xué学

men们

hù互

xiāng

tā她

jì既

duì对

gù故

xiāng乡

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

shě舍

，

ér而

shì是

huái怀

niàn念

nà那

lǐ里

chéng承

zài载

de的

jì记

yì忆

。

He is not reluctant to leave the old residence, but rather misses the memories it holds.

互

xiāng相

dào道

bié别

，

qì气

fēn氛

zhōng中

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

。

After the party ended, the guests bid farewell to each other, and the atmosphere was filled with reluctance to part.

相

dào道

bié别

，

dōu都

xiǎn显

de得

yī依

yī依

bù不

shě舍

。

On graduation day, the classmates said goodbye to each other, all showing reluctance to part.

，

yòu又

duì对

wèi未

lái来

de的

jī机

yù遇

mǎn满

huái怀

chōng憧

jǐng憬

，

xīn心

qíng情

fù复

zá杂

。

She is both reluctant to leave her hometown and full of anticipation for future opportunities, feeling complex emotions.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 依依不舍.

Words with 依

依偎yī wēi
依托yī tuō
依据yī jù
依旧yī jiù
依次yī cì
依法yī fǎ
依然yī rán
依照yī zhào

Words with 依

依偎yī wēi
依托yī tuō
依据yī jù
依旧yī jiù
依次yī cì
依法yī fǎ
依然yī rán
依照yī zhào

Words with 不

不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
不仅bù jǐnHSK 4
不管bù guǎnHSK 4
不过bú guòHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4

Words with 舍

宿舍sù shè
庐舍lú shè
舍得shě de
舍不得shě bu de
恋恋不舍liàn liàn bù shě
锲而不舍qiè ér bù shě

受不了

shòu bù liǎo

HSK 4