Verbpart company; say good-bye; separate

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 分手.
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Character Breakdown

分手 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 分手 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 分手 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith
fēn
shǒu
hòu
neutral
after the breakup
Adverb + Verbwith和平
píng
fēn
shǒu
neutral
break up peacefully
Verb + Objectwith提出
chū
fēn
shǒu
neutral
propose a breakup
Subject + Predicatewith快乐
fēn
shǒu
kuài
informalSpoken
happy breakup

Example Sentences with 分手

men
fēn
shǒu
le
They broke up.
jīng
guò
shēn
shú
men
jué
dìng
yǒu
hǎo
fēn
shǒu
After careful consideration, they decided to part ways amicably.
nán
dào
zhēn
de
suàn
jiù
zhè
yàng
fēn
shǒu
ma
Do you really intend to break up with him just like that?
de
péng
yǒu
nán
péng
yǒu
fēn
shǒu
le
xiàn
zài
hěn
nán
guò
My friend broke up with her boyfriend, and now she is very sad.
men
bìng
méi
yǒu
yīn
wèi
huì
ér
fēn
shǒu
They did not separate because of that misunderstanding.
fēn
shǒu
hòu
zhuān
zhù
shì
le
xiǎn
zhù
chéng
jiù
After parting ways, she focused on her career and achieved remarkable success.
jīng
guò
zhǎng
shí
jiān
de
zhēng
chǎo
men
zuì
zhōng
jué
dìng
píng
fēn
shǒu
zuò
péng
yǒu
After a long period of arguments, they finally decided to break up peacefully and remain friends.
tīng
shuō
men
fēn
shǒu
le
gǎn
dào
hěn
wài
I was quite surprised to hear that they broke up.