Dictionary1 – SMART CHINESE TEACHER

MEANING/意义

舍不得

EXAMPLES/列句

舍不得诱饵钓不到鱼。

shě bu de yòu ěr diào bu dào yú .

Being reluctant to part with his baits，one will not be able to catch a fish.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	舍不得	shě bu de	not want to part with or use or give to others because of cherishing
2.	诱饵	yòu ěr	bait，decoy
3.	钓	diào	fish (with a hook and bait) ; (fig.) to fish for，to pursue (fame and wealth)
4.	不	bù	no，not
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这件衣服太贵了，他舍不得买。

zhè jiàn yī fu tài guì le ，tā shě bu dé mǎi .

This cloth is so expensive that he is unwilling to part with buying it.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	这	zhè	(used before a noun; used alone as a subject or object of a sentence) this; now，this moment
2.	件	jiàn	a measure word for clothes，events etc.
3.	衣服	yī fu	clothes
4.	太	tài	(used to express admiration，exclamation，or dissatisfaction) too，over; (after “bu“ to soften the tone of negation) quite，excessively; (before “bu“ to emphasize negation) too，over
5.	贵	guì	expensive，valuable
6.	了	liǎo	understand，know clearly
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COMBINATIONS/组合

舍不得孩子套不住狼

shě bù dé hái zǐ tào bú zhù láng

to achieve a certain purpose one must pay the price